Hypnosis is a tool with many useful dermatologic applications. It involves guiding the patient into a trance state for a specific purpose such as relaxation, pain or pruritus reduction, or habit ...

Imagery typically is used as part of clinical hypnosis, but effective hypnosis therapy can also be provided without use of imagery. When imagery is used, patients can be taught to imagine themselves: ...

Hypnosis is a state of conscious awareness which most people experience many times each day. Beyonder Hypnosis in one form or another has been around for thousands of years, but until recently, ...

Hypnosis can serve as a valuable adjunct to certain kinds of psychotherapy, says Steven Lynn, professor of psychology at Binghamton University, State University of New York. But not everyone responds ...