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6 Surprising Health Benefits of Hypnosis

By Penn Medicine Staff — 2019

“In healthcare, hypnosis can be used as a psychological treatment to help you experience changes in sensations, perceptions, thoughts, or behaviors. It’s done in a clinical setting and performed by a trained, licensed healthcare professional, like a psychologist or a physician,” says Alison T. Grant, MD, physician at Penn Family and Internal Medicine Cherry Hill.

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