Tim Brunson DCH

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Preoperative Rehearsal of Active Coping Imagery Influences Subjective

Posted At : January 4, 2007 4:57 AM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
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A 1995 study reported in Psychosomatic Medicine shows that of 51 patients undergoing abdominal surgery, those who were taught guided imagery before surgery had less postoperative pain than those who did not. They were also less distressed by the surgery, felt as if they had coped with it better and requested less pain medication than patients who did learn imagery skills.

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