Is hypnosis officially recognized or approved?
Yes. In 1958, the American Medical Association accepted hypnosis as a viable form of treatment. In addition to being useful and helpful in treating behavioral and motivational issues, there is a place for hypnotism in the production of anesthesia or analgesia for surgical and dental operations, and in suitable subjects it is an effective method of relieving pain in childbirth without altering the normal course of labor.
