Monday, July 13, 2015

MedPeds: the justification of mind body medicine

Currently I'm trying to find information overall justifying mind body medicine. Here are two oft cited articles about the relaxation method and how it counter balances the stress response of the body and cortisol.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18596974

Genomic counter-stress changes induced by the relaxation response.


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17521871

One year pre-post intervention follow-up of psychological, immune, endocrine and blood pressure outcomes of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in breast and prostate cancer outpatients.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8656544

Integration of behavioral and relaxation approaches into the treatment of chronic pain and insomnia. NIH Technology Assessment Panel on Integration of Behavioral and Relaxation Approaches into the Treatment of Chronic Pain and Insomnia.


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19776221

Stress reduction correlates with structural changes in the amygdala.


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19451830

A model for integrating a mind/body approach to cardiac rehabilitation: outcomes and correlators.

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