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James S Gordon

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PubMed2005

MindBodySpirit Medicine.

OBJECTIVES: To present an overview of MindBodySpirit medicine including discussions of the efficacy of select self-care approaches. DATA SOURCES: Research and clinical articles on select complementary interventions. The model developed by the Center for Mind Body Medicine. CONCLUSION: Good information, self-care skills, and a supportive environment can assist an individual to achieve a higher level of physical, emotional, and spiritual wellness while navigating the cancer experience. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Increasing numbers of patients with cancer are becoming active in their health care and are choosing complementary approaches. There is an increasing body of literature supporting these interventions in improving quality of life. Nurses can acquire information to help patients navigate the expanding arena of complementary practices. "What Else Can I Do?" "What Else Can I Do?"

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PubMed2004

Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder in postwar Kosovo high school students using mind-body skills groups: a pilot study.

This preliminary study examined whether the practice of mind-body techniques decreases symptoms of posttraumatic stress in adolescents. Posttraumatic Stress Reaction Index questionnaires were collected from 139 high school students in Kosovo who participated in a 6-week program that included meditation, biofeedback, drawings, autogenic training, guided imagery, genograms, movement, and breathing techniques. Three separate programs were held approximately 2 months apart. There was no control group. Posttraumatic stress scores significantly decreased after participation in the programs. These scores remained decreased in the 2 groups that participated in the follow-up study when compared to pretest measures. These data indicate that mind-body skills groups were effective in reducing posttraumatic stress symptoms in war-traumatized high school students.

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Effectiveness of a mind-body skills training program for healthcare professionals.

CONTEXT: Because of the increased use and benefits of mind-body therapies, it is important that healthcare professionals receive training in these modalities. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether healthcare professionals who attended the Center for Mind-Body Medicine's training program were incorporating mind-body skills into their professional or personal practices and whether they had a greater sense of life satisfaction. DESIGN: Repeated measures analysis. SETTING: Annual training programs were held in hotels and conference centers in the US. PARTICIPANTS: Four hundred fifty-one healthcare professionals attended the programs from 1998 to 2001. Two hundred fifty-nine completed the one-year follow-up survey, and 307 completed the well-being survey. INTERVENTION: The week-long program included didactic and experiential training in biofeedback, meditation, autogenics, imagery, and movement/exercise, as well as self-expression in small groups through drawings, written exercises, and genograms. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Questionnaires on previous training and personal and professional use of mind-body approaches were administered before and one year after the program. The Existential Well-Being (EWB) scale also was administered before and immediately after the training. RESULTS: There was a significant increase in the personal use of mind-body skills and the number of participants who were teaching their clients to use all modalities and a significant decrease in the number of participants who were referring clients to others for training. Participants also had significantly higher life satisfaction scores after the program. CONCLUSION: This professional training program was effective in promoting the personal and professional use of mind-body skills and in enhancing the personal fulfillment of trainees.

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