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The present research focused on the effect of positive thought induction
e.g., package of relaxation, guided imagery, symptom management, etc. on
the well-being, quality of life, coping strategies, clinical and immune
parameters, disease progression in terms of symptoms management in
people living with HIVAIDS in a controlled clinical research. Data were
collected from 18 adult HIV patients having CD4 count above 250 and
plasma viral load less than 5000, screened from a large group of HIV
patients who had volunteered for the study. A pre-testpost-testfollow up
design of research was adopted for the present study. Results indicated
that post and follow-up tests for positive thought induction through
hypnotherapy had yielded significant positive changes in several
dimensions of coping strategies e.g., active coping, alcoholdrug abuse,
denial, planning, reinterpretation and growth. Similarly, it led to significant
increase in different Immunological parameters e.g., of CD4 count,
absolute CD4 count, absolute CD8 count, proportion of CD4 to CD8 count,
and absolute CD3 count. These results are discussed in the light of recent
theoretical developments in the area of clinical hypnotherapy.
Clinical hypnotherapy in people living with HIVAIDS: A study of disease
progression and coping strategies