Hypnotherapy

Hypnotherapy, sometimes called hypnotic medicine, is the use of hypnosis as a psychological treatment method. Hypnosis is a state of deep focus and openness to suggestion that usually begins with relaxation and guided verbal instruction, and researchers describe it not as a supernatural trance but as a form of concentrated attention and expectation, with individual responses to it varying considerably from person to person. Hypnotherapy is generally not considered to be based on scientific evidence and is rarely recommended in clinical practice guidelines, positioning it as a complementary and alternative medicine approach rather than an evidence-based standard treatment.