Used by doctors, dentists and psychotherapists, hypnosis is a valuable tool in the treatment of problems including insomnia, anxiety, asthma, migraine, psoriasis, eczema, phobias and chronic pain. In this comprehensive book, medical hypnotherapist Dr. Ruth Lever Kidson answers many frequently asked questions about the therapy. She looks at all aspects of hypnosis, with chapters on its history, on stage hypnosis, and on age regression and 'past life' regression, and she relates a number of case histories from her own practice, showing how hypnosis can be valuable for conditions that have not responded to conventional treatment. This is an invaluable book for anyone who wants to know more about hypnosis or is considering having treatment from a hypnotherapist.