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Article: Hypnosis makes way into ordinary.
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- The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)
- Article date:
- December 13, 2005
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Byline: Susan Kreimer
DALLAS _ Hypnosis has caught on as a weapon in the battle of the bulge _ and various vices.
And mental health experts say it's drawing dieters to their doorsteps.
"I get more referrals from physicians than ever for habits like tobacco-use cessation, weight control, nail-biting and others," said Dr. Douglas Bellamy, 64, a psychologist in Texas who has practiced hypnosis since the early 1980s.
"Hypnosis is becoming more recognized as an important technique in the treatment of many medical and psychological conditions."
In turn, health professionals _ from doctors to psychologists, dentists, social workers ...