Acute psychological responses to qigong exercise of varying durations

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 449-458

  Johansson, Mattias ^a   Hassmén, Peter ^b,c  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiolytic; Exercise; Mind body therapy; Mood; Qi training; Qigong

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOOD; NONHUMAN; PROFILE OF MOOD STATES; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QIGONG EXERCISE; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; TENSION; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ANXIETY; BREATHING EXERCISES; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 44949181909     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X08005898     Document Type: Article

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