Clinical hypnosis recognized but still underutilized

Hypnosis is gaining traction in the integrative mental health and medical communities, even though it was acknowledged by the American Medical Association (AMA) more than 60 years ago. A 2018 national survey of 1,000 adults reported that 38.6 percent had a positive view of clinical hypnosis and 45.6 percent acknowledged moderate or strong scientific evidence backing it as a real therapy. Its efficacy has been proven in thousands of clinical studies, yet its use still lags behind other…