NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Hypnosis may bring lasting relief to some kids with irritable bowel syndrome or chronic stomach pain, a small study suggests. Researchers found that of 52 children with the ...

Hypnosis is a popular method used by people trying to quit smoking, to reduce anxiety, or for weight loss. Now more parents are turning to hypnosis for their kids! But is it safe? Watch: Can you Think ...

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 ...

Three studies at the University of Zurich demonstrate that hypnosis alters activity in the large-scale functional networks of the brain. It also affects the neurochemical milieu of specific brain ...

Dear Doctor: My sisters and I want our dad to quit smoking, but he says that he's tried before and just can't do it. Should he try hypnosis? Does it work? Dear Reader: There's no question that ...

Since all hypnosis is self-hypnosis, if a patient is uninterested it does not work. Two years after I first started using hypnosis in my clinical practice, I reviewed the case histories of all the ...

Let’s test your knowledge of hypnosis. Answer the following true/false questions: Hypnotized participants display blind obedience to the clinician, such that participants respond to suggestions ...