John Elliotson News Today

In his writing, Charles Dickens was a voice for what was right. He spoke against greed and cruelty and for the rights of the disenfranchised and the poor.

JANUARY 4 is World Hypnotism Day, which exists to raise awareness of the benefits of hypnotism. There are still many misconceptions around hypnosis, and many people will not be aware of the prominent role a Scot played in the development of what we now know as hypnotherapy. James Braid may be a name known among Scottish golfers. However, there was another James Braid, born in Kinross-shire in 1775, who went on to be known as the “Father of Hypnosis”. Braid was educated under the Leith s...