Effects of guided imagery with relaxation training on anxiety and quality of life among patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Psychology and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1463-1479

  Mizrahi, Maya C ^a,b   Reicher Atir, Rebecca ^b   Levy, Sigal ^b   Haramati, Sara ^c   Wengrower, Dov ^a   Israeli, Eran ^c   Goldin, Eran ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b ACADEMIC COLLEGE OF TEL AVIV YAFFO   (Israel)

^c HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

anxiety; Crohn's disease; IBD; quality of life; relaxation; ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELAXATION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867867862     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2012.691169     Document Type: Article

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