title: Hypnosis in medical practice.
abstract: Hypnosis has a role in medical practice as an adjunct to many therapies. A brief review of the history, theory, induction procedures, phenomena and practice of hypnosis is given. The use of hypnosis in the therapy of anxiety is illustrated by a report of a 44-year-old woman suffering from an aeroplane phobia.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000401:Aircraft; D001007:Anxiety / Q000628:therapy; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001346:Autosuggestion; D004213:Dissociative Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006990:Hypnosis; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D011613:Psychotherapy; D013404:Suggestion; D013997:Time Factors