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: ...

We've all seen hypnosis portrayed in the movies - willing participants barking like a dog on stage, or clucking like a ...

Hypnosis works if the subject is open to the suggestions. It's good for helping someone who wants to quit smoking, but not so good at getting someone to kill your boss. I personally have never been ...

Nancy Jordan sat down in my office and lit a cigarette--a deadly habit, given her severe asthma and tobacco allergies. Jonathan Hunter, M.D.--my supervisor, her psychotherapist--was also in the room.

Hypnosis wasn’t on Dominick DeCarlo’s mind when he graduated in ’92. DeCarlo, who graduated from the University of Arizona with a B.A. in media art, was on his way to medical school before he decided ...

Peter Jackson wishes he could watch his Lord of the Rings trilogy like a normal person — but sadly, he said, that could never happen. That desire was so intense that the director sought help to forget ...