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suggestions, and
(2) guided
imagery plus
indirect hypnotic
analgesic
suggestions. Five
days prior to LPs.
Unknown
duration of
interventions.
No placebo or notreatment
control
group.
Observer-reported
PBCL during the
LP. Patients
retrospectively
assessed pain and
anxiety on a Faces
rating scale (0--5).
Hypnotizability
scores were taken
(as above).
Qualitative data
on patient
experiences
(reported
elsewhere).
Postintervention
observer- and
patient-reported
pain and anxiety