Imagery (Psychotherapy)
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Friday, November 20, 2009

Use of the Dynamic Interactional Model in self-care and motor intervention after traumatic brain injury: explanatory case studies.

30 Aug 2009 PURPOSE: The highest proportion of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) occurs among adolescents. This study examines the effectiveness of a therapeutic protocol for rehabilitation of adolescents with TBI. This protocol is based on Toglia's (1998, 2005) ... Read more...

Motor imagery training in hemiplegic cerebral palsy: a potentially useful therapeutic tool for rehabilitation.

30 Aug 2009 Converging evidence indicates that motor deficits in cerebral palsy (CP) are related not only to problems with execution, but also to impaired motor planning. Current rehabilitation mainly focuses on alleviating compromised motor execution. Motor ... Read more...

Cognitive-behavioral therapy of delusions: mental imagery within a goal-directed framework.

30 Jul 2009 Central to psychotic disorders, delusions are associated with disability and often respond inadequately to pharmacotherapy. Cognitive-behavioral treatments have been developed over the last 20 years that successfully address delusions. However, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Imagery (Psychotherapy)'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Use of the Dynamic Interactional Model in self-care and motor intervention after traumatic brain injury: explanatory case studies. 30 Aug 2009
• Motor imagery training in hemiplegic cerebral palsy: a potentially useful therapeutic tool for rehabilitation. 30 Aug 2009
• Cognitive-behavioral therapy of delusions: mental imagery within a goal-directed framework. 30 Jul 2009
• The effect of guided imagery on the third stage of labor: a pilot study. 30 Jul 2009
• Motor imagery for peripheral injury. 30 Jul 2009
• A spiritual-hypnosis assisted treatment of children with PTSD after the 2002 Bali terrorist attack. 29 Jun 2009
• A new mind-body approach for a total healing of fibromyalgia: a case report. 29 Jun 2009
• Effect of motor imagery in the rehabilitation of burn patients. 29 Jun 2009
• The use of visual feedback, in particular mirror visual feedback, in restoring brain function. 6 Jun 2009
• Imagery rehearsal therapy for posttraumatic nightmares in U.S. veterans. 30 May 2009
• Use of mental imagery to improve task generalisation after a stroke. 30 May 2009
• Facilitation of motor imagery through movement-related cueing. May 2009
• [Phantom limb pain: from physiopathology to prevention] 29 Apr 2009
• Functional relaxation and guided imagery as complementary therapy in asthma: a randomized controlled clinical trial. 26 Apr 2009
• A randomized controlled trial of mental imagery augment generalization of learning in acute poststroke patients. 21 Apr 2009
• An endocannabinoid signal associated with desire for alcohol is suppressed in recently abstinent alcoholics. Apr 2009
• Music therapy clarifications. 30 Mar 2009
• Effects of motor imagery on hand function during immobilization after flexor tendon repair. 30 Mar 2009
• Dosed versus prolonged exposure in the treatment of fear: an experimental evaluation and review of behavioral mechanisms. 25 Mar 2009
• Using mental imagery and visualisation with cancer patients. 27 Feb 2009

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Technical information about 'Imagery (Psychotherapy)'

Definition: The use of mental images produced by the imagination as a form of psychotherapy. It can be classified by the modality of its content: visual, verbal, auditory, olfactory, tactile, gustatory, or kinesthetic. Common themes derive from nature imagery (e.g., forests and mountains), water imagery (e.g., brooks and oceans), travel imagery, etc. Imagery is used in the treatment of mental disorders and in helping patients cope with other diseases. Imagery often forms a part of HYPNOSIS, of AUTOGENIC TRAINING, of RELAXATION TECHNIQUES, and of BEHAVIOR THERAPY. (From Encyclopedia of Human Behavior, vol. 4, pp29-30, 1994)

Descriptor UI: D019018

Alternative terms: Imagery (Psychotherapy); Imageries (Psychotherapy); Imagery; Guided Imagery; Imagery, Guided; Directed Reverie Therapy; Directed Reverie Therapies; Reverie Therapies, Directed; Reverie Therapy, Directed; Therapies, Directed Reverie; Therapy, Directed Reverie;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: E02.190.525.249; F04.754.462;

History Note: 96

Technical Notes: a psychother technique; do not confuse with the imagery or mental images produced by the imagination ( = IMAGINATION); DF: IMAGERY