Hypnosis treatment of sleeping problems in children experiencing loss
- Författare
- Hawkins, P. & Polemikos, N.
- Titel
- Hypnosis treatment of sleeping problems in children experiencing loss
- Utgivningsår
- 2002
- Tidskrift
- Contemporary Hypnosis
- Volym
- 19
- Häfte
- 1
- Sidor
- 18–24
- Sammanfattning
There is considerable research and clinical evidence that children who experience loss become traumatized. The results of traumatization include sleeping problems, for example difficulties in initiating sleep and sleep terrors. Psychological intervention programmes, including hypnotherapy, have been shown to have some success in helping children to overcome their sleeping problems. In the present study, a new paradigm qualitative methodology was used in which a small group of children were taught self-hypnosis to manage their sleep difficulties. Within the group, the children's experiences of utilizing self-hypnosis at home were discussed, and a consensus reached concerning its effects. Complementary data were collected through interviews with caregivers and by completion of the Southampton Sleep Management Schedule (Bartlet and Beaumont, 1998). From the study it was concluded that young children can be taught self-hypnosis in order to manage their sleeping problems effectively. Furthermore, the present study demonstrated that children can be involved in a collaborative research group.