01 mars 2021
Long confined to the world of entertainment, hypnosis imposed itself over the years as a serious discipline in the world of medicine. It is also increasingly used in French hospitals to reduce the stress and pain of the most anxious patients before examinations or operations. This is particularly the case at the Auch Hospital Center, where hypnotic techniques entered the hospital 8 years ago. With success: more patients want to benefit from it before an examination. A technique that is also emulated by health professionals at the hospital, many over the years wanting to train in this alternative medicine. Aude Santori, graduate in medical hypnosis and radio manipulator at the Auch hospital, presents hypnotherapy in more detail. Interview.
When we talk about hypnosis we often think of spectacle hypnosis that we can see on certain TV shows or in the street. What is the difference from medical hypnosis?
“The goal is not at all the same with classical spectacle hypnosis, whose objective will be just to make the spectacle, the sensational. For medical hypnosis, it is something much more benevolent. The patient is in control at all times of what he is doing. We will not make the patients do anything. It is really for the sake of well-being. “
Who is hypnosis for in Auch hospital?
“It can be addressed first of all to inpatients who are anxious, have trouble falling asleep or are in pain. Then it is also used in the radiology department for outpatients who come to be examined and who suffer for example from claustrophobia. “
What techniques are used to relieve the patient?
“At first, it is a therapeutic communication that develops with a vocabulary focused on well-being and the positive. Then, there are a little more formal sessions with hypnotic communication. notions of relaxation, security, to allow him to have a good time. “
What are the patients’ feedback?
“We have had very positive feedback. On MRI, more and more patients are asking to benefit from it following their phobias or anxieties.”
Who can practice hypnosis in the hospital?
“We are several to have passed a university degree in medical hypnosis. And then, within the hospital, we sensitized on the level of therapeutic communication. More and more staff within the hospital are interested. moreover by these in-house training.
To benefit from this hypnosis session, it is necessary to pay a supplement during the consultation?
“No, it is patient support, it is included in the medical procedure, it does not require any supplement. It is really preparation for the exam.”
Precision: To benefit from it, all you have to do is notify it when making an appointment with the secretary or ask for it on arrival at the hospital before the examination. There are no special conditions to be able to benefit from it.
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