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Medical hypnotherapy

Medical hypnotherapy

Some medical doctors incorporate alternative treatments into their medical practice. Dr Patrick McCarthy is a registered doctor who has used hypnotherapy to treat his patients for a range of conditions since 1992.

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Kerryn Pollock, 'Alternative health therapies - Psychological therapies', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/27954/medical-hypnotherapy (accessed 4 May 2024)

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 6 Apr 2018