Research efforts directed at alleviating post-traumatic stress, depression, anxiety and other psychological ills found in life are improving the lives of countless people, and advances in cognitive, ...

Aristotle and Hippocrates believed in the power of images in the brain to enliven the heart and body. Today, research shows they were right. Guided imagery is helping patients use the full range of ...

Guided imagery (GI) is a mind-body therapy intended to help you overcome challenges such as addiction, anxiety, obesity, pain, or phobias. During a GI session (with a practitioner, or on your own ...

If your kid is feeling anxious about something—perhaps a test or a sick relative or an upcoming shot—guided imagery can help. It’s a technique that uses mental visualizations to give one more control ...

Patients’ self-reported pain and anxiety scores improved immediately after a clinical massage, while other patients who listened to a guided-imagery recording found the intervention to be very helpful ...

Anxiety has become one of the most common mental health challenges worldwide, especially among young adults and students. While therapy and medication remain important treatment options, researchers ...

Mental imagery might help you “find a happy place” in more ways than one: it can actually hasten recovery from surgery, according to two recent studies. In the first study, people who had undergone ...