While some people may be skeptical of hypnosis, experts say it’s a legitimate therapy that can help with a range of physical and mental challenges — including, possibly, alcohol use disorder. Clinical ...

Recent studies are helping researchers better understand the power of the mind-body connection in treating hot flashes. Researchers at Baylor University have found that compared to cognitive ...

In late February, for the first time in my adult life, I walked around the supermarket without an internal monologue telling me what to buy. I picked up fruits and vegetables, lean protein and walked ...

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 ...

TIMES ARE good in the hypnosis business. On YouTube, channels such as UltraHypnosis offer videos featuring candles, swirling patterns and slow voiceovers, with titles like “Hypnosis to Declutter your ...

David Acunzo does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Aspects of hypnosis and its application in psychotherapy, psychosomatics and medicine are examined and contextualized in the 250-year history of hypnosis. Imagination as an essential element of ...

My knowledge of hypnosis, until only a few months ago, could be summarised in two words: Derren Brown. The entertainer, known as a mentalist and illusionist and famous for his ‘mind control’ ...

There are no swinging pocket watches, and it’s nothing like the ‘sunken place’ scene in Get Out. Hypnosis is ‘a naturally occurring state of highly focused attention’, says David Spiegel, a professor ...

The change in Zack Rogers was sudden. In the middle of his 12th birthday party, his stomach started hurting. He went to bed early that night, missing much of his own slumber party, and then stayed ...