Effectiveness of a Qigong-based Stress Management Program in Patients with Anxiety Disorder.
- Author:
Sang Hyuk LEE
1
;
Tae Kyou CHOI
;
Ki Whan YOOK
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Bundang CHA Hospital, Pochon CHA University, Seongnam, Korea. fishnsea@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Controlled Clinical Trial ; Randomized Controlled Trial ; Original Article ; Clinical Trial
- Keywords:
Anxiety disorder;
Stress management;
Qigong
- MeSH:
Anxiety Disorders*;
Anxiety*;
Depression;
Education;
Hostility;
Humans;
Qigong
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
2005;44(6):690-699
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The object of this study was to examine the effectiveness of Qigong-based stress management program in patients with anxiety disorder. METHODS: An 8-week controlled clinical trial compared 24 patients with anxiety disorder assigned to a Qigong-based stress management program with 22 patients with anxiety disorder assigned to an education control program. Beck depression inventory (BDI), Spielberger trait state anxiety inventory (STAI), Hamilton depression rating scale (HAM-D), Hamilton anxiety scale (HAM-A), and Symptom checklist-90-revised (SCL-90-R) were used to assess the effectiveness of Qigong-based stress management program. RESULTS: Qigong-based stress management group showed significant improvement compared to the education control group on anxiety symptoms and hostility, but Qigong group showed inconsistent findings on depressive symptoms. Qigong-based stress management group did not show significant improvement on somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, interpersonal sensitivity, or phobic anxiety subscale of SCL-90-R compared to the education control group. CONCLUSION: This study showed that Qigong-based stress management program can be an effective method for patients with anxiety disorder in relieving anxiety symptoms. However, well-designed randomized controlled trials are needed before these kind of interventions.
