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Hypnotherapy
Type of complementary and alternative medicine
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Hypnotherapy, also known as hypnotic medicine,[1] is the use of hypnosis in psychotherapy.[2] Hypnotherapy is generally not considered to be based on scientific evidence, and is rarely recommended in clinical practice guidelines.[3] Reviews by psychologists have found hypnosis to be effective as an adjunctive treatment for a range of conditions, such as chronic and acute pain, irritable bowel syndrome, post-traumatic stress disorder, phobias and eating disorder.[4] ”It is regarded as a type of alternative medicine.[5]
^Chan NA, Zhang Z, Yin G, Li Z, Ho RC (2021). "Update on hypnotherapy for psychiatrists". BJPsych Advances. 29 (6). Royal College of Psychiatrists: 381–387. doi:10.1192/bja.2021.54. ISSN2056-4678.
