Clinical hypnosis has shown to be effective in the treatment of pain, anxiety, stress, cancer treatment side effects, phobias and habit control problems, such as smoking and weight control, according ...

What hypnosis is—and isn’t. Hypnosis is an interactional process between two people that often creates fascinating shifts in perception and behavior. Such changes are often highly compelling: Hypnotic ...

Writing for The Conversation, David Acunzo, an assistant professor in the Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, examines when and why hypnosis may be used ...

Hypnosis could play a significant role in at least three areas of dental care: managing acute pain during dental procedures, reducing the anxiety associated with visiting the dentist, and alleviating ...

Hypnosis is a genuine psychological therapy process. A trained hypnotist or hypnotherapist induces a state of intense concentration or focus to help you open up to therapeutic improvement. It’s often ...

Some people have reported that hypnosis helped them quit smoking. However, more research is necessary to determine how effective it may be. Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the ...

Hypnosis is a technique that practitioners may use to help people change unwanted thoughts or behaviors. Some evidence suggests that this method may be an effective strategy to help some individuals ...

The idea of drifting into a state of unconsciousness and waking up able to resist cravings and drop weight sounds too good to be true for most dieters. Hypnosis is widely used to help overcome phobias ...

Q&A talks with Lisa Zaccheo, lead hypnotist at Mind Matters Hypnosis Center, about the role of hypnosis in medicine and in business. Q: Hypnosis seems to have the reputation of being entertainment for ...