Age regression is not only used in hypnotherapy. Its also used in other therapies without hypnosis and in attachment therapy.Fainites ^barley 15:00, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

I think consideration ought to be given to merging these two stubs/articles. They are both based on the same 'principles' although one is a description of a defence mechanism and the other is a pro-active use of the same idea. If the pro-active use of regression for therapeutic purposes is pseudoscientific (which would seem to be the case) then it still makes more sense to deal with them both on the same page so that people can see where such ideas arise from - ie the misapplication of psychological theories. Fainites ^barley 23:08, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

I think these two should be kept seperate. As defined Regression is a 'pattern of behavior' and Age Regression is a method of therapy used by the hypnotherapist. These are two different things.AlexGWU (talk) 22:04, 13 August 2008 (UTC) So these two are not necessarily relevant. In other words if someone goes through an 'age regression' therapy or hypnosis, that person does not necessarily possess a regression pattern of behavior.AlexGWU (talk) 22:09, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

I agree with Alex! In my opinion regression as defense mechanism and regression as therapeutic modality are two entirely different topics, and ought to remain separate. What is more, I find the stub on age regression therapy so negatively biased as to be utterly misleading. I am seriously contemplating an edit.