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Revista Cubana de Medicina
On-line version ISSN 1561-302X
Abstract
PEREZ ALMOZA, Gabriel; GUERRERO BALLESTER, Yanet and RAMIREZ GONZALEZ, Yenis. Hypnosis as a therapeutic alternative applied in psoriasis. Rev. Cuban de Med [online]. 2022, vol.61, n.4 Epub Dec 01, 2022. ISSN 1561-302X.
Introduction:
Hypnosis is a technique in which, although many patients and therapists have misconceptions about it, empirical data consistently support its efficacy as an assisting procedure to control a wide variety of symptoms.
Objective:
To review hypnosis and its role in the therapeutic management of psoriasis.
Methods:
A systematic bibliographic review was carried out on the Internet, using search engines such as Google Scholar and other specific ones related to medicine such as MEDLINE, LILACS and SciELO.
Results:
There are studies reporting that hypnosis reduces itching and discomfort of psoriasis, and produces structural changes and reduction of skin lesions.
Conclusions:
The evidence reviewed indicates that hypnosis is used as an adjuvant in therapeutic plans for Psoriasis. It helps patients to manage and improve a wide variety of associated psychological and somatic alterations, thus favoring an improvement in the quality of life of patients.
Keywords : hypnosis; treatment; psoriasis.