Other Side of the Coin: Disadvantages of Hypnosis for children
Hypnosis for children to resolve or address some issues or problems regarding behaviour or health is called hypnotherapy. In hypnotherapy, children use their daydreams to change their behaviours, sensations and other symptoms. Not everybody can be a hypnotherapist. A trained health and psychiatric profession is needed to put children, also adults, into hypnosis.
Hypnotherapy or using hypnosis for treatments used to be unthinkable. Most people and patients alike, tend to think that hypnotherapists would require their patient to walk, cluck like chickens when hypnotized. One major disadvantage of this treatment, is the lack of support it has endured as an alternative treatment.
But currently, things are starting to shape up for hypnotic treatment. There are medical groups who are starting to recognize the potential of hypnotherapy in treating illnesses and dealing with disorders.
In 1958, the American Medical Association, already recognized hypnosis as a form of treatment. The American Psychological Association has acknowledged hypnosis as treatment years ago. The National Institute of...