But hypnosis has a surprisingly robust scientific framework. Clinical research has shown that it can help relieve pain and ...

I’ve never met a teenager who likes to have a blood drawn, but for some, the experience causes deep anxiety, fear, and pain that’s disproportionate to the procedure. In my decades as a pediatrician ...

Some of the children I counsel become anxious about their physical symptoms and worry about the possibility of developing more symptoms. The most common physical fear among the children in my practice ...