Hypnosis: a Technique at the Service of Psychology

Hypnosis is an effective complement in the treatment of many psychological and medical disorders. The objective of this article is to expose hypnosis’s historical precedents and to point out its contribution in the treatment of various diseases. Was checked the results of precedent researches with clinical relevance, showing that, when hypnosis is used as a complement for other medical and psychological interventions, its efficiency is increased. Its main applications are focus in to relieve pain, dream’s disorders, smoking cessation, the obesity, the asthma, enuresis in children, skin diseases, the drop of anxiety symptoms, sexual failure, the develop of capacity for attention and creative skills. It is also used in the treatment of immunological disorders, the drop of symptoms in patient with fibromyalgia, in disorders of irritable colon and children with stomach disorders.