This preliminary case report explored the use of hypnosis induced through a 3-dimensional, immersive, computer-generated virtual reality (VR) world as a means to control pain and anxiety in a patient with a severe burn injury. On hospitalization Day 40, after reports of uncontrollable pain and anxiety, the patient underwent hypnotic induction while immersed in a virtual world and received posthypnotic suggestions for decreased pain and anxiety during subsequent wound-care sessions. The patient's pain and anxiety each dropped 40
作者：David R, Patterson；Jennifer R, Tininenko；Anne E, Schmidt；Sam R, Sharar
来源：The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis 2004 年 52卷 1期
