Pediatric emotional dysregulation and behavioral disruptiveness treated with hypnosis: a time-series design

Int J Clin Exp Hypn. 2014;62(1):70-83. doi: 10.1080/00207144.2013.841480.

Abstract

A case of pediatric oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) with concomitant emotional dysregulation and secondary behavioral disruptiveness was treated with hypnosis by means of the hypnotic hold, a method adapted by the authors. An A-B-A-B time-series design with multiple replications was employed to measure the relationship of the hypnotic treatment to the dependent measure: episodes of emotional dysregulation with accompanying behavioral disruptiveness. The findings indicated a statistically significant relationship between the degree of change from phase to phase and the treatment. Follow-up at 6 months indicated a significant reduction of the frequency of targeted episodes of emotional dysregulation and behavioral disruptiveness at home.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Affective Symptoms / diagnosis
  • Affective Symptoms / psychology
  • Affective Symptoms / therapy*
  • Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders / diagnosis
  • Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders / psychology
  • Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders / therapy*
  • Child Custody
  • Child, Preschool
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Divorce / psychology
  • Humans
  • Hypnosis / methods*
  • Immobilization / psychology
  • Interrupted Time Series Analysis
  • Male
  • Personality Assessment