Hypnotherapy in child psychiatry: the state of the art.

Children are more easily hypnotized than adults, and hypnotherapy as a method responds to the general developmental needs of children by addressing their ability for fantasy and imagination. Hypnotherapy and self-hypnosis are tools with which to assess and develop protective factors, and enhance positive adjustment. Meta-analyses and overviews have demonstrated the effect of hypnotherapy in paediatric disorders like asthma, chronic and acute pain, and in procedure-related distress in cancer patients.

Clinical and psychosocial follow-up study of children treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

Background: Serious heart and pulmonary failure may be treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The aim of this follow-up study was a multimodal assessment of outcome in children surviving ECMO at our hospital from 1991 to 2004.

Methods: Twenty-two children were, on average, 1.

[Micturating cystourethrography--are the practical routines in accordance with empirical knowledge?].

Background: Micturating cystourethrography (MCUG) is a radiological examination of the urethra, bladder and kidneys frequently performed in children. The examination is known to be distressing for the child as well as parents and staff. The literature shows that proper information to both children and parents and the use of distraction techniques during the MCUG can lessen the children's distress and increase their cooperation.