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Facial Pain: Hypnotic Suggestion as a Method of Treatment

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.123.12.1577

Although some investigators have concluded that psychosomatic symptom relief or removal carries the grave risk of precipitating a more serious disorder and thus should not be attempted, the case reports presented here suggest that symptom relief may be achieved without jeopardy for selected patients.

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