Can hypnosis be used to make someone do something against his or her own will? This question has been the source of great controversy. I served as a consultant about hypnosis to Woody Allen’s film, ...

Self-hypnosis may support modest weight loss by boosting self-control before eating, when taught by a therapist. Hypnotherapy may help address emotional eating, heal unresolved trauma, and replace ...

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 ...