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 ...

This 200-year-old treatment can be effective for a variety of conditions, but it does take work. By Hannah Seo In the 1770s, a German physician named Franz Mesmer made a splash when he said he could ...

What hypnosis is—and isn’t. Hypnosis is an interactional process between two people that often creates fascinating shifts in perception and behavior. Such changes are often highly compelling: Hypnotic ...

Many people with atopic dermatitis use creams, pills, and injections to tame inflamed skin. But research suggests mind-body therapies, such as hypnosis, can be used alongside traditional treatments.