Imagery rehearsal therapy not only helps chronic insomniacs get a good night's sleep, but also helps in lessening depression and anxiety. It's estimated that 30 per cent of adults suffer from chronic ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A technique called imagery rehearsal therapy not only helps chronic insomniacs get a good night's sleep, it also seems to help lessen depression and anxiety, according to ...

Applied relaxation is a general term for mind-body exercises used to diminish generalized anxiety. Relaxation techniques include sustained deep breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, guided imagery ...

Imagery rehearsal therapy has been shown to subjectively improve their ability to get a good night's sleep. In a study that insomniacs may find welcoming, imagery rehearsal therapy (IRT) has been ...

What if your therapist were to say to you, "Close your eyes. . ." Source: (c) racorn/fotosearch For many years, I've sensed that when I ask my psychotherapy clients to close their eyes, the therapy ...

Ever heard of a therapy technique called guided imagery? It's been emerging since the 1990s, and is now a firm part of some therapeutic systems for helping people deal with post-traumatic stress ...

Guided imagery decreased stress and relieved anxiety in patients who used the technique before and after radiation therapy for breast cancer, according to a study presented during a poster session at ...

A pioneering therapy targeting distressing and disturbing mental images for people with psychosis could lead to a transformative intervention for a condition estimated to cost England almost £12 ...

Overweight people who used a new motivational intervention called Functional Imagery Training (FIT) lost an average of five times more weight than those using talking therapy alone, shows new research ...