Census 2011, there are nearly 104 million elderly persons in India, out of which 53 million are females and 51 million are males. Also, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs stated that the number of geriatric population in India is projected to reach 158.7 million in 2025.Researcher Explores Ways To Make Hypnosis A More Effective Therapeutic Technique

Date:

March 4, 2005

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Binghamton University

Summary:

Hypnosis can serve as a valuable adjunct to certain kinds of psychotherapy, says Steven Lynn, professor of psychology at Binghamton University, State University of New York. But not everyone responds to it equally well.

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Hypnosis can serve as a valuable adjunct to certain kinds of psychotherapy, says Steven Lynn, professor of psychology at Binghamton University, State University of New York. But not everyone responds to it equally well.

In the popular imagination, a person who submits to hypnosis falls into a trance. The subject slavishly follows the hypnotist's commands, perhaps to squawk like a chicken, re-enact events from childhood or develop a lasting aversion to cigarettes. When the subject "awakens," he or she forgets everything