Using art to help understand the imagery of irritable bowel syndrome and its response to hypnotherapy

Helen R. Carruthers, Vivien Miller, Julie Morris, Raymond Evans, Nicholas Tarrier, Peter J. Whorwell

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    Abstract

    A medical artist asked 109 patients if they had an image of their IBS pre- and posthypnotherapy, making precise watercolor paintings of any images described. Results were related to treatment outcome, symptoms, anxiety, depression, and absorption (hypnotizability); 49% of patients had an image, and a wide variety were recorded and painted. Imagery was significantly associated with gender (p
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)162-173
    Number of pages11
    JournalInternational Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis
    Volume57
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Apr 2009

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