Hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness that exists somewhere between wakefulness and sleep. It can be described as a trance-like state wherein an individual has heightened focus and ...

Although hypnosis can help with a number of medical conditions, it doesn't work for everything. Paula Connelly/iStock via Getty Images Plus We’ve all seen it, typically on television or on stage: A ...

Can a simple daily audio hypnosis session help women find relief from one of menopause's most disruptive symptoms—hot flashes ...

The researchers emphasized that hypnotherapy is currently the only behavioral treatment shown to reduce hot flashes to a ...

For those who struggle with anxiety, finding effective coping techniques can be life-changing. While therapies like cognitive behavioral therapy are widely used, for many, traditional treatment ...

Hot flushes could be relieved by listening to recordings that induce hypnosis from home, rather than having to venture to a ...

A new clinical trial led by Baylor University’s Gary R. Elkins, Ph.D., professor of psychology and neuroscience, found that ...

For many people, hypnosis is best known as a party trick or a bit of entertainment: A hypnotist on stage asks for a volunteer who undergoes hypnosis, then, at a snap of the hypnotist’s fingers, the ...

By decreasing hot flash frequency and intensity by over 50%, self-guided hypnosis offers a nonhormonal option for the millions of women whose hot flashes interfere with sleep, mood, and quality of ...

Hormone therapy is an effective treatment for vasomotor symptoms but is contraindicated for some women, including breast cancer patients. Self-administered hypnosis demonstrated a significant edge ...

A brief hypnosis session before surgery for breast cancer appears more effective than a mindfulness session in reducing ...