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IEEE Eng Med Biol Mag March 1, 2005
Using a healing robot for the scientific study of shirodhara. Altered states of consciousness and decreased anxiety through Indian dripping oil treatments.
Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing March 31, 2004 Ye-On-Ja Choi
Purpose: This study purports to investigate the effects of Sasimsagwan meditation therapy, one way of Buddhists' ascetic practices conducted to reduce the state anxiety. Methods: The subjects of this study were college students, 34 of whom were grouped as experimental group and 35 as control group. The study is designed as the quasi-experimental research before and after the time lag of...
Neuropsychobiology 2004 T. Murata, T. Takahashi, Toshihiko Hamada et al. 145 citations
Meditation is a specific consciousness state in which deep relaxation and increased internalized attention coexist. There have been various neurophysiological studies on meditation. However, the personal predispositions/traits that characterize the properties of meditation have not been adequately studied. We analyzed changes in neurophysiological parameters [EEG coherence and autonomic nervous...
Medical problems of performing artists September 1, 2003 Joanne C Chang, Elizabeth Midlarsky, Peter Lin
This study investigated the effect of meditation on music performance anxiety. Participants were 19 students between the ages of 18 and 41 yrs, who were recruited from the Manhattan School of Music, Mannes College of Music, Yale University School of Music, and State University of New York at Purchase. The experimental group received a series of eight meditation classes, and the control group...
Psychopharmacology January 2003 Margaret Haney, Carl L. Hart, Amie S Ward et al.
Symptoms of marijuana withdrawal include increased irritability, depression and anxiety, and decreased sleep quality. Nefazodone, which is an antidepressant with sedative properties, may attenuate symptoms of marijuana withdrawal. The present within-subject, placebo-controlled study investigated the effects of nefazodone during marijuana withdrawal. Marijuana smokers [ n=7; averaging 6.0...
Family & Community Health 2003 Anna M. Tacón, Jacalyn McComb, Yvonne Caldera et al. 211 citations
Heart disease is the leading cause of death among Americans each year, yet the misperception still exists that cardiovascular disease is not a serious health problem for women. Evidence indicates that anxiety contributes to the development of heart disease. The primary purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of Kabat-Zinn's mindfulness-based stress reduction program to reduce...
Perceptual and Motor Skills August 1, 2002 Tammy T. Nguyen, Samara Madrid, Hazel Marquez et al.
Using the self-reports of 300 university students, we replicated and extended the results of a 1971 study of Hersen by demonstrating a significant relationship between both nightmare frequency and nightmare distress with two dimensions of anxiety. Our results are not consistent with the 1990 findings of Wood and Bootzin who concluded that both nightmare frequency and nightmare distress were not...
Culture, medicine and psychiatry June 2002 Steven A. Friedman, Cheryl M. Paradis
While attention has been paid to the study of panic disorder (PD) with or without agoraphobia among Caucasians, surprisingly little empirical research within the United States has looked at the phenomenology of PD among minority groups. In this paper we present data we have collected and review other research on the phenomenology, social supports, and coping behavior among African-Americans...
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) January 2002 James P Zacny, Rebecca J Hurst, Lou Graham et al.
An estimated 35 million Americans experience significant apprehension about dental procedures, while an additional 10 to 12 million are considered to be "dental phobic" and avoid needed dental care altogether. Nitrous oxide is a general anesthetic used at subanesthetic concentrations to reduce anxiety during dental procedures. The purpose of this study was to characterize mood changes during...
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease August 1, 2001 Michael Schredl, Golo Kronenberg, Patrick Nonnell et al. 46 citations
Schredl, Michael Ph.D.; Kronenberg, Golo M.D.; Nonnell, Patrick; Heuser, Isabella M.D. Author Information