Effects of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) Therapy on Mood and Cortisol in Healthy Adults
Subjects were given the POMS test (Profile in Mood States) and donated 15 cc's of blood before and after a 13-week intervention period, and again at a 6-week follow up.
Subjects reported significant decreases in depression, fatigue and total mood disturbance, and had significant (and proportional) decreases in cortisol levels.
This study, published in Health Psychology 1997 Jul; 16 (4): 390-400, suggests that a short series of GIM would positively affect mood and reduce cortisol levels in heathy adults, which in turn could have promising health implications for chronically stressed people.
The title of the article is: Effects of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) Therapy on Mood and Cortisol in healthy adults.
Posted: 11/26/2006
This article provided by The International Hypnosis Research Institute.
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