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Hypnosis and It’s Applications

Ng Ka Ting

Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · pp. 35–39 · Published 29 Sep 2014

10.9734/JSRR/2015/12961

Abstract

The applications of hypnosis are gradually receiving highlighted attention and credibility among physicians and young healthcare workers nowadays. The objective of this review is to provide a short summary on hypnosis and its’ supporting evidences on the applications of hypnosis based on recent researches. The major finding of this review demonstrates that hypnosis has a huge potential to become a side-effect free and effective therapy for medical or mental disorders by targeting on the specific brain regions. Heightened focus with positive suggestions during trance-like state could cause positive changes on biopsychosocial aspect to patients. In conclusion, hypnosis appears to be utmost research in medical field and more warranted researches’ result could further support the importance of hypnosis.

Applications heightened focus hypnosis suggestions trance-like state.

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