RT Book, Section A1 Mehta, Darshan A2 Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 McPhee, Stephen J. A2 Rabow, Michael W. SR Print(0) ID 1165971203 T1 Hypnosis T2 Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2020 YR 2020 FD 2020 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260455281 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1165971203 RD 2021/03/01 AB Hypnosis is a procedure that induces an altered state of consciousness in which the patient’s mind is more accepting of suggestion. It is believed that during hypnosis the usual evaluative, critical function of the conscious mind is bypassed and more direct communication with the subconscious mind occurs.