Does the American Medical Association sanction hypnotherapy?
Yes. Hypnotherapy received formal recognition as a therapeutic practice in 1958. In the 1800’s and early 1900’s hypnosis was generally misunderstood because the mind itself was minsunderstood. For example, people with mental illnesses were historically thought to be possessed by the devil, and people practicing hypnosis were associated with magical powers or even “work of the devil”. Today hypnosis is widely accepted by the medical community as a positive and powerful therapy that utilizes the natural powers of the mind.
