Hypnosis is as effective as standard behavioral counseling in helping smokers quit and stay off cigarettes for one year, according to a study by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) David Acunzo, University of Virginia (THE CONVERSATION) We’ve all seen it, typically ...

A new treatment for stress which combines mindfulness with hypnotherapy has shown positive results in a Baylor University pilot study. The intervention is called "mindful hypnotherapy." Mindfulness is ...

When you think about hypnosis, what do you visualize? For many, it’s a clock-swinging magician or a comedy act that forces an unwitting volunteer to make embarrassing public admissions on stage. But ...