Imagine yourself lying on an operating table in a humid hospital tent near abattle front during the Vietnam War. Writhing in agony, you plead with the medics to give you something to relieve the pain ...

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 ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

For well over a century, hypnotic suggestion has been used to successfully treat a wide range of clinical conditions, including chronic and acute pain, irritable bowel syndrome, post-traumatic stress ...

THE HYPNOTIST, dangling a swinging pocket watch before the subject’s eyes, slowly intones: “You’re getting sleepy … You’re getting sleepy …” The subject’s head abruptly slumps downward. He is in a ...

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 ...