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Can Asthma Be Treated with Guided Imagery?
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Written by Mita Majumdar
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Monday, 21 April 2008
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In a pilot study, biologically targeted imagery (BTI) proved to be a better intervention for treating asthma as compared to critical thinking asthma management (CTAM). Researchers from Saybrook Graduate School, San Francisco, USA, found that both interventions improved the asthma symptoms, but BTI produced better results than CTAM. Seventy adult participants with asthma were randomized to BTI group or CTAM group and a control group. Interventions were asthma education plus treatment for two 2-hour sessions per week for 6 weeks. The study was published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.
References:
1. Freeman LW, Welton D.: Effects of imagery, critical thinking, and asthma education on symptoms and mood state in adult asthma patients: a pilot study. J Altern Complement Med. 2005 Feb; 11(1):57-68.
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