RT Book, Section A1 Mehta, Darshan A2 Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 McPhee, Stephen J. A2 Rabow, Michael W. A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R. SR Print(0) ID 1184154925 T1 Hypnosis T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2022 YR 2022 FD 2022 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781264269389 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184154925 RD 2024/04/24 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.