A randomized controlled trial of the effects of hypnosis with 3-D virtual reality animation on tiredness, mood, and salivary cortisol

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 122-142

  Thompson, Trevor ^a   Steffert, Tony ^b   Steed, Anthony ^c   Gruzelier, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ACTIVATION DEACTIVATION ADJECTIVE CHECK LIST; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND STRESS SCALE SHORT FORM; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MALE; MOOD; PITTSBURGH SLEEP QUALITY INDEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SALIVA; SLEEP; SUSPENDED ANIMATION; TRAIT ABSORPTION SCALE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; AUTOGENIC TRAINING; AWARENESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPNOSIS; IMAGINATION; MALE; MOTION PICTURES AS TOPIC; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RELAXATION THERAPY; SALIVA; SLEEP; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649508273     PISSN: 00207144     EISSN: 17445183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207144.2011.522917     Document Type: Article

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