Nondrug interventions may comfort children having an anaesthetic

Wednesday, July 8, 2009 - 07:49 in Psychology & Sociology

Parental acupuncture, clown doctors, hypnotherapy, low sensory stimulation and hand-held video games are promising non-drug interventions that are likely to help reduce children's anxiety during the onset of their anaesthetic, is the main conclusion of a new Cochrane Systematic Review...

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