A possible role for Progressive Muscle Relaxation in the treatment of persecutory ideation

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 568-571

  Ben Zeev, Dror ^a,b   Larson, Jonathan ^a,b   Sarratt, Meagan ^a  

^a ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b National Consortium on Stigma and Empowerment   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARANOIA; PERSECUTORY DELUSION; PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION; PSYCHOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ANXIETY; DELUSIONS; HUMANS; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PARANOID DISORDERS; RELAXATION THERAPY; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 77958482150     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2010.07.033     Document Type: Article

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