Effects of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) Therapy on Mood and Cortisol in Healthy Adults

Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 390-400

  McKinney, Cathy H ^a   Antoni, Michael H ^c   Kumar, Mahendra ^c   Tims, Frederick C ^b   McCabe, Philip M ^c  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Appalachian State University ^*

Author keywords

Cortisol; Guided Imagery and Music; Mood

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MUSIC THERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AFFECT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; REFERENCE VALUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031179168     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.16.4.390     Document Type: Article

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