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 ...

Look into my eyes. The phrase calls to mind images of a psychotherapist swinging a pocket watch. Or maybe you picture Catherine Keener in the film Get Out, tapping her teacup and sending an unwilling ...

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 ...

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 ...

When you think about hypnosis, what do you visualize? For many, it’s a clock-swinging magician or a comedy act that forces an unwitting volunteer to make embarrassing public admissions on stage. But ...

In the 18th century, hypnosis was all the rage, but the practice goes back further than many realize. Temple sleep, practiced widely throughout early Greek and Egypt, involved a meditative ritual said ...

Hypnosis has been around for centuries. The earliest references to hypnosis date back to ancient Egypt and Greece. In Greek, the word “Hypnos” refers to the god of sleep. As time went on and into the ...

It seems like a simple question: What is hypnosis? The answer, however, is quite complicated, and people—including experts in the field—can not agree on a definition. Hypnosis involves a shift in the ...

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 ...

Misrepresentations of hypnosis seem to pervade television shows and movies. For instance, they suggest hypnosis produces an unusual state of consciousness (trance) associated with loss of willpower ...