|
American Society of Clinical Hypnosis |
The American Society of Clinical Hypnosis is an organization for health and mental health care professionals using clinical hypnosis. However, their site has a section for the general public that includes a definition of hypnosis, myths, benefits and uses in medicine, psychotherapy and dentistry. You can search for a professional in your area as well. |
|
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) |
NCCAM is 1 of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the Federal Government's lead agency for scientific research on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The site offers comprehensive information on mind-body medicine. Online chat with a health information specialist is available. Review Mind-Body Medicine: An Overview. This fact sheet provides basic information about mind-body medicine, including relaxation, hypnosis, visual imagery, meditation, yoga, biofeedback, tai chi, qi gong, cognitive-behavioral therapies, group support, autogenic training, and spirituality. |
|
Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
This agency within the National Cancer Institute, a National Institute of Health arm, spends roughly the same amount annually as NCCAM to look into alternative therapies for preventing and treating cancer, as well as those that might lessen discomfort and in other ways improve the quality of life for cancer patients. The section of their web site for patients is at http://www.cancer.gov/CAM/. |
