Hypnosis as a medically sanctioned form of therapeutic practice has been around for just a little more than half a century. It was in 1958 that the American Medical Association officially recognized ...

Over the last few weeks, I’ve had a number of readers tell me how much they have enjoyed reading and learning more about hypnosis. As the conversation continues, I’ve also had several people say ...

Psychiatrists have been using hypnosis on patients for decades — to help them reduce their pain or kick a smoking habit, among other reasons. To tackle that question, David Spiegel, a psychiatrist at ...