Research suggests that hypnosis can help treat anxiety, depression, insomnia, pain, and smoking. The experience of control during hypnosis depends on the patient's intentions and expectations.

Many people have the misconception that hypnosis is some kind of woo-woo mind control. Let’s admit it, we have all thought this at some point.

The notion that some evil eminence might use mass hypnosis over television is older than 1984, but nobody outside fiction has ever proved it possible. Last week a reputable Manhattan psychiatrist ...

The study included 25 patients with active ulcerative colitis who were randomly assigned to one 50 min hypnosis session (n = 17) or a control procedure (n = 8). Variables assessed before treatment ...