Pivotal moments and changes in the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music for patients with depression

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 1139-1148

  Lin, Mei Feng ^a   Hsu, Mei Chi ^b   Chang, Hsiu Ju ^c   Hsu, Yu Yun ^a   Chou, Mei Hsien ^d   Crawford, Paul ^e  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Chung Shan Industrial and Commercial High School   (Taiwan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Guided imagery; Music therapy; Nursing; Personal transformation; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; MUSIC THERAPY; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TAIWAN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AWARENESS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MOTIVATION; MUSIC THERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TAIWAN;

EID: 77955966173     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03140.x     Document Type: Article

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