{"product_id":"hypnosis-a-guide-for-patients-and-practitioners-9781138787186","title":"Hypnosis: A Guide for Patients and Practitioners","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): David Waxman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Hypnotism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHypnosis is now being used by doctors, dentists and therapists to help cure or relieve a wide range of illnesses, personality problems and emotional and psychological conditions. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt has been used to treat phobias and many nervous symptoms; the help people give up smoking, alcohol and drugs; to overcome shyness, stammering, uncontrollable blushing, nail biting and certain allergies; to curb weight problems (both obesity and anorexia); to help overcome impotence, frigidity and other sexual difficulties; in dentistry as a substitute to local anaesthetics and to counter 'needle-phobia', tooth-grinding and excessive salivation; to alleviate pain and insomnia; to achieve relaxation in pregnancy and childbirth; and also in the treatment of behaviour problems and in crime detection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1981, in this book, the late Dr David Waxman - a medically qualified therapist who had practised hypnosis for over twenty years at the time of writing and who had lectured on the subject throughout the world - explains exactly what hypnosis is; gives a concise history of its practice; discusses the scientific theories about it and how it is used today; and describes what it can and cannot do and when and how it is best used. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45237235450007,"sku":"9781138787186","price":4071.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781138787186.webp?v=1769215973","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/hypnosis-a-guide-for-patients-and-practitioners-9781138787186","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}