Binaural beat technology in humans: A pilot study to assess psychologic and physiologic effects

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-32

  Wahbeh, Helané ^a   Calabrese, Carlo ^a   Zwickey, Heather ^a  

^a National College of Natural Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DOPAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN; NORADRENALIN; PRASTERONE; SEROTONIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ABSORPTION; ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BINAURAL BEAT TECHNOLOGY; BINAURAL HEARING; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; DEPRESSION; DEVICE; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MOOD DISORDER; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFILE OF MOOD STATES; PSYCHOANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STRESS; SUPERIOR OLIVARY NUCLEUS; TELLEGEN ABSORPTION SCALE; WORLD HEALTH OGANIZATION QUALITY OF LIFE INVENTORY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; MUSIC THERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847299420     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.6196     Document Type: Article

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