Issue 104 GROSS and co-workers, College of Pharmacy and School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, USA, have conducted a pilot study on the use of mindfulness meditation to reduce symptoms after organ transplant.... more SHORE writes about a trial on the long-term effects of energetic healing on symptoms of depression and stress.... more Issue 90 COE and LUBACH, Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin, 22 North Charter Street, Madison, WI 53175, USA, ccoe@facstaff.wisc.edu, write about critical periods of special health relevance for psychoneuroimmunology.
Abstract: Psychological facto... more ESCH and colleagues, The Mid-Body Medical Institute, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, tesch@aregroup.harvard.edu, have reviewed (154 references) the therapeutic use of the relaxation res... more MAJUMDAR and co-workers, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Department of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Freiburg, Germany, have evaluated the question of whether mindfulness meditation contributes to health.... more Issue 85 SCHOFIELD, Nursing, University of Sheffield, evaluated Snoezelen [a multiplicity of different activities on the sensory level – light, noises, feelings, smells and taste] for relaxation in chronic pain management.... more STETTER and KUPPER, Oberbergklinik Extertal for Psychotherapy, psychiatry, and Psuchosomatic Medicine, Brede 29, D-32699 Extertal, Germany, stetter@oberbergkliniken.de, analyze clinical outcome studies of autogenic training.... more Issue 83 PAWLOW and JONES, Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, Southern Station Box 5309, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5309, USA, E: pawlow@musc.edu, measured the impact of progressive muscle relaxation on salivary cortisol.... more Issue 82 CURTIS, Marie Curie Centre, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, reported on an audit of a pilot hypnotherapy service – provided for patients, carers and staff – at a specialist palliative care unit in Newcastle-on-Tyne.... more JACOBS, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA, gjacobs@caregroup.harvard.edu, reviewed (30 references) evidence for the benefits and cost-effectiveness of mind-body therapies (incorporating the ‘r... more KJELLGREN and colleagues, Department of Psychology, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden, investigated the possible benefits of rest/relaxation in a flotation tank to patients suffering chronic muscle tension/pain.... more Issue 81 VEMPATI and TELLES, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation, Chamarajpet, Bangalore, India, studied the effects of yoga-based guided relaxation compared with simply lying down and resting on sympathetic nervous system activity in adult males.... more Issue 80 WEBER and colleagues, Clinic for Internal Medicine-Psychosomatics, Charite Campus Virchow Clinic, Medical School of the Humboldt University, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany, E: cora.weber@charite.de, examined the effects of a stress manageme... more Issue 79 KIECOLT-GLASER and colleagues, Department of Psychiatry, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 1670 Upham Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA, Kiecolt-Glaser.1@osu.edu, reviewed (176 references) literature providing evidence that links negative emoti... more Issue 78 JOHNSEN and LUTGENDORF, Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA, erica-johnsen@uiowa.edu, examined whether the ability to visualise mental imagery affected the psychological and physiological responses to stress and relaxation.... more KIECOLT-GLASER and colleagues, Department of Psychiatry, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA, kiecolt-glaser.1@osu.edu, reviewed (155 references) early and recent research relevant to the field of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI).... more REID and colleagues, School of Psychology, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia 6150, Australia, investigated whether stress management techniques could reduce the incidence or severity of symptoms of colds and ‘flu in students undergoing college e... more TAKAHASHI and colleagues, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, D3, Suita City, Osaka 565-0871, Japan, kiyotake@psy.med.osaka-u.ac.jp, investigated the effects of laughter, including the experiential... more Issue 76 ROTH and STANLEY, Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinic and the Department of Public Health in San Francisco, CA, USA, bethroth@snet.net, investigated whether a programme of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) could reduce the usage of primary healthcar... more Issue 64 RAMARATNAM and SRIDHARAN, Department of Neurology, Apollo Hospitals, 21 Greams Lane, off Greams Road, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India, 600006, rsridharan@vsnl.com assessed the efficacy of yoga in the treatment of patients with epilepsy.... more TAKEICHI and SATO, Department of Psychiatry, Saga Medical School, Japan examined the possibilities that ill-health, lifestyle illness and stress-related disease are a clinical expression of the ‘anxiety-affinitive constitution’.... more | Issue 63 CRUESS and colleagues, Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33124-2070, USA examined salivary cortisol and mood during relaxation training in symptomatic, HIV-positive gay men.... more SCHEUFELE, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA examined whether effects of individual elements of relaxation could be measured and whether there were specific effects, or whether relaxation resulted from a generali... more Issue 53 RIABUS and KOLOSOVA, Eastern Europe, analysed the efficiency of electromyographic (EMG) biofeedback (BFB) in the treatment of tension type headache (TTH).... more SAWAZAKI and colleagues, First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan previously reported that docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) prevented aggression from increasing during time of mental stress. T... more Issue 52 BURNS and colleagues, Department of Psychology, University of South Alabama, Mobile 36688, USA evaluated the effects of listening to different types of music upon physiological indicators of relaxation.... more MACHT and ELLGRING, Institute for Psychology, University of Wurzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany macht@psychologie.uni-wuerzburg.de studied the effects of using relaxation and loud rhythmic counting upon the 'freezing' phenomenon in Parkinson's disease (PD).... more McGLYNN and colleagues, Department of Psychology, Auburn University, AL 36849-5214 USA mcglyfd@mail.auburn.edu studied the effects of relaxation training upon fear of snake phobics.... more SADIGH, Department of Psychology, good Shepherd Hospital, Allentown, PA 18103 USA writes that recurrent and frightening dreams are commonly experienced by patients who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder after an automobile accident. These, if left... more Issue 50 ELLER, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Newark 07102-1897 USA. eller@nightingale.rutgers.edu. explores the effects of cognitive-behavioural interventions upon the quality of life in people with HIV.... more KELLY reviews (106 references) the effects of stress and suggests various nutritional and herbal substances to counter stress.... more KHASKY and SMITH, Roosevelt University Stress Institute, Chicago, Illinois 60605 USA studied the relationship between stress, relaxation and creativity.... more VEDHARA and colleagues, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol, Clifton UK. k.vedhara@bris.ac.uk write that in recent years there has been a dramatic increase in research devoted to the psycho-behavioural modulation of immune function... more Issue 33 AHMAD and colleagues, Department of Ilmul-Advia, A.K. Tibbiya College, Aligarh Muslim University, India write that drugs of mineral origin, especially gems, are widely used in Unani Medicine, both as single drugs and compound formulations. However, such dr... more BELLAROSA and CHEN, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago USA compared a variety of widely used stress management methodologies.... more FISHEL, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA writes about the many aspects of everyday life which are anxiety-provoking, including visits to hospitals, emergency departments, and outpatient clinics.... more Issue 27 COMMENTS: Kiecolt-Glaser are among the pioneers in the psycho-neuro-immunology field. We are starting to learn a great deal about how our emotions affect our bodies, but most of us, including this writer, still struggle to respond in more appropriate ways... more KIECOLT-GLASER et al, Department of Psychiatry, Ohio State University, Columbus USA studied endocrine and immune parameters associated with marital conflict and satisfaction.... more MA and colleagues, General Hospital of PLA, Beijing China studied the effects of relaxation training upon surgical stress response.... more MCKINNEY and colleagues, Department of Music Education/Music Therapy, University of Miami, USA. mckinnych@appstate.edu. studied the effect of guided imagery and music therapy on mood and stress levels.... more PIKE and colleagues, Department of Psychiatry, Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center, San Diego, CA 92161 USA write that life stress is hypothesised to change the dynamic regulation of the autonomic, neuroendocrine and immune systems. The authors studied t... more Issue 19 FEHR, Clinisch Psychologische Praxis, Wesel Germany studied the effects of personality upon the success of beginners in maintaining their practice of Transcendal Meditation (TM).... more |
