Response to induced relaxation during pregnancy: Comparison of women with high versus low levels of anxiety

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-21

  Alder, Judith ^a,d   Urech, Corinne ^a   Fink, Nadine ^b,c   Bitzer, Johannes ^a   Hoesli, Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anxiety; HPA axis; Pregnancy; Relaxation exercise; SAM system

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CORTICOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GUIDED IMAGERY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; JOB STRESS; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THERAPY EFFECT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AROUSAL; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); INFANT, NEWBORN; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NOREPINEPHRINE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PSYCHOMETRICS; RELAXATION THERAPY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 79953027329     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10880-010-9218-z     Document Type: Article

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