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Opioids and Substance Abuse

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Clinical Hypnosis as an Opioid-Sparing Adjunct Treatment for Pain Relief in Adults Undergoing Major Oncologic Surgery

Brittany N Rosenbloom1 Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada;2 Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada;3 Toronto Academic Pain Medicine Institute, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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P Maxwell Slepian1 Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada;2 Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada;4 Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0435-4191
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Muhammed Abid Azam1 Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada;2 Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Andrea Aternali1 Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Kathryn A Birnie5 Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada;6 Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Kathryn Curtis2 Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Sonal Thaker2 Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Salima Ladak2 Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Anna Waisman1 Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1548-9158
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Hance Clarke2 Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada;4 Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4975-3823
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Joel Katz1 Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada;2 Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada;4 Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Aliza Z Weinrib1 Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada;2 Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Pages 45-59 | Received 07 Jun 2023, Accepted 27 Nov 2023, Published online: 04 Jan 2024

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