HISTORY OF SOCIETY OF MEDICAL HYPNOSIS
THD is founded on 4th April, 1991 in Istanbul, Turkiye.
Dr. Ali Ozden Ozturk is the current president; and Dt. Ali Esref Muezzinoglu is the past president of THD.
THD only accepts medical doctors, dentists and clinical psychologist/ psychologists for its membership and training programs.
THD is an Accredited Constituent Society of European Society of Hypnosis (ESH). In cooperation with various universities and in accordance with Turkish Ministry of Health’s Hypnosis Training Requirements, THD provides 200 hours of training for medical doctors and 160 hours of training for dentists and clinical psychologist/ psychologists) as an adjunct to their main professional fields.
THD also organizes seminars, workshops and annual national congresses while encouraging its members to participate in international hypnosis congresses and organizations.
THD has hosted 12th Congress of ESH in Istanbul, Turkiye on 16th -20th August, 2011 with the main theme of “Transcending the Mind-Body Bridge by Hypnosis”.