Blair Justice, Mary Ann Richardson and their cohorts at the University of Texas-Houston School of Public Health, conducted a pilot study to differentiate the effects of imagery vs. support on coping, attitude, immune function and emotional well-being after breast cancer. Subjects were randomly assigned to one of 3 groups: standard care, weekly support (for 6 weeks) or imagery sessions (for 6 weeks).

For all women, immune function increased, quality of life improved and natural killer activity remained unchanged. Both of the intervention groups showed better coping skills than the standard care group. And the imagery group had less stress, more vigor and better quality of life than the support group.

The just-begun University of Vermont study cited below was designed to follow up on this study and expand upon it further.

Posted: 12/04/2006



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