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Autogenic Training
Autogenic Training is a medically-proven, . . . . . . mental self-help relaxation technique designed for you to experience instant relief from stress symptoms and profound deep relaxation. There are hundreds of scientific publications on the efficiency of Autogenic Training for various physiological andpsychological conditions, making Autogenic Training one of the best-documented and researched stress relief and relaxation methods.
Note: Much of the research literature is in German.
The research results provided here are, of course, not an exhaustive review but an exemplifying selection. For more information visit the website of the British Autogenic Society at www.autogenic-therapy.org.uk and/or purchase Wolfgang Linden’s book, Autogenic Training: A Clinical Guide.
Autogenic Training and anxiety: A study in Germany examined the effects of a therapeutic treatment of patients with anxiety disorders using Autogenic Training and hypnosis.
Participants of both groups showed a decrease in anxiety, panic attacks and psychosomatic complaints.
The researchers interpreted the results as an encouragement to use Autogenic Training and hypnosis as an initial therapeutic approach for patients with anxiety disorders.
Stetter, F., Walter, G., Zimmermann, A., Zahres, S., and Schraube, ER. “Ambulante Kurztherapie von Angstpatienten mit autogenem Training und Hypnose.“ Psychotherapie undPsychosomatische Medizin July, 1994, 44 (7): 226-34.
A British study examines the effectiveness of Autogenic Training for nursing students. In comparison to those who received laughter thereapy, the treatment group shows significant improvement in trait anxiety and reduction of sick leave days.
Kanji, Nasim, White, Adrian, and Ernst, Edzard. "Autogenic Training to Reduce Anxiety in Nursing Students." Issues and Innovations in Nursing Education, 2006.
Autogenic Training and cardiovascular disorders: An early German study showed the highly preventative effect of Autogenic Training. Compared with a group of patients with angina pectoris who received medical treatment, in the group who learned additionally Autogenic Training none suffered a heart attack after four years. In the control group, four patients had a cardiac arrest.
Laberke, J.A. (1952) “Über eine psychosomatische Kombinationsbehandlung (mehrdimensionale Therapie) bei sogenannten inneren Krankheiten.“ Münchner MedizinischeWochenschrift, 94, 1718-1724; 94, 1809-1816.
A more recent study, published
on the website of the International Hypnosis Research Institute in 2006,
examined the effects of Autogenic Training "on cardiac autonomic nervous
activity in high-risk fire service workers." As a result, Autogenic
Training showed to be "effective for ameliorating the disturbance of
cardiac autonomic nervous activity and psychological issues secondary to
PTSD."
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Autogenic Training and respiratory dysfunction: A study in Austria compared the outcome of two groups of respiratory patients with one group receiving instruction in Autogenic Training and with the other only receiving asthma education.
The autogenic training group reported significant improvements in regard to decreased anxiety and decreased frequency of asthma attacks, alleviation of asthma symptoms, and a reduction in the medication intake.
Sachs, G., Haber, P., Spies,s K.,and Moser, G. “Zur Effektivität von Entspannungsgruppen bei Patienten mit chronischen Atemwegserkrankungen.“ Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift 1993, 105 (21), 603-10.
Autogenic Training and non-clinical application: An American study examined the effects of practicing Autogenic Training on flight performance for pilots. The group that received Autogenic Training showed significant improvement in performance and a lower level of physiological arousal in distressing flying situations.
Cowings, Patricia S., Kellar, Michael A., Folen, Raymond A., Toscano, William B., Burge, Johannes, D. “Autogenic Feedback Training Exercise and Pilot Performance: Enhanced Functioning Under Search-and-rescue Flying Conditions.” International Journal of AviationPsychology, 2001, Vol. 11 Issue 3, 303.
The specific effects of the six phrases of Autogenic Training: Besides research on the positive effects of Autogenic Training for various clinical and non-clinical applications, many studies focused on the specific physiological changes for each of the six standardphrases of Autogenic Training.
Heaviness phrase: A reduction of muscle tone and blood pressure Schultz, J.H. (1973). Das Autogene Training: Konzentrative Selbstentspannung. Versuch einer klinisch-praktischen Darstellung
Warmth phrase: Peripheral vasodilatation in hands and face and increase of skin temperature Peliccioni, R., Liebner, K.H. (1980). “Ultraschall-Doppler sonographische Messungen von Blutströmungsänderungen während der Grundübungen im Rahmen Des Autogenen Trainings.“ Psychiatrie, Neurologie und Medizinische Psychologie, 32, 290-297.
Heart phrase: Reduction of heart rate, cardiac output with improved O2-utilization Luthe, W. (1970). Autogenic Therapy, Vol. IV, Research and theory
Breathing phrase: Reduction of breathing frequency, shift from thoracic to diaphragmatic breathing Linden, M. (1977). “Verkaufsstudie des Wechsels der Atmung und des CO2 Spiegels während des Lernens des Autogenen Trainings.“ Psychotherapie und MedizinischePsychologie, 27, 229-234.
Solar Plexus Phrase: Normalization of disturbed stomach and intestines Lantzsch, W., Drunkenmoelle, C. (1975). “Studien der Durchblutung in Patienten mit essentieller Hypertonie.“ Psychaitria Clinica, 8, 223-228.
Forehead phrase: Reduction of beta- and increase of alpha- and theta-waves in the EEG Katzenstein, A., Kriegel, E. Gaefke, I. (1967). “Erfolgsuntersuchung bei einer komplexen Psychotherapie essentieller Hypertoniker”. Psychiatrie, Neurologie,Medizinische Psychologie, 26, 732-737.
All these studies confirm that the desired effects do occur while practicing the particular phrases.
An abstract of a meta-analysis . . . . . . of clinical outcome studies, published in 2002 in Applied Psychophysiology and Feedback can be viewed here.
For
an overview on . . .
. . . recent studies in English visit Google Scholar for Autogenic
Training here:
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. . . mental self-help relaxation technique designed for you to experience instant relief from stress symptoms and profound deep relaxation. There are hundreds of scientific publications on the efficiency of Autogenic Training for various physiological and psychological conditions, making Autogenic Training one of the best-documented and researched stress relief and relaxation methods. 
Besides research on the positive effects of Autogenic Training for various clinical and non-clinical applications, many studies focused on the specific physiological changes for each of the 
