Clinical hypnosis recognized but still underutilized

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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…