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Treatment of Hysterical Aphonia with Hypnosis and Prokaletic Therapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

J. Neeleman  and
A. H. Mann
J. Neeleman*
Affiliation:
The Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ
A. H. Mann
Affiliation:
The Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF
*
∗ Correspondence
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Abstract

A patient with chronic refractory hysterical aphonia was treated by prokalesis (challenge) and hypnosis within a psychotherapeutic relationship. A temporary remission was achieved but this was followed by subsequent relapse. This report Mustrates the therapeutic effectiveness of prokaletic techniques. It also emphasises that these potent interventions are unlikely to achieve abiding change unless they are applied within the context of a longer-term relationship with a clinical team.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 163 , Issue 6 , December 1993 , pp. 816 - 819
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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