The Effects of Guided Imagery and Music on Depression and Beta-Endorphin Levels in Healthy Adults: A Pilot Study.

Author(s): Antoni, M. H., Kumar, A., Kumar, M.

Journal/Book: Journal of the Association for Music & Imagery. 1995; 4: 67-78.

Abstract: "This pilot study explored the effects of a series of six weekly GIM sessions on mood state and plasma beta-endorphin in healthy subjects. Eight healthy adults (21-45 years old) randomly assigned to control and experimental conditions completed the Profile of Mood States and donated a 10 ml blood sample before and after an 8-week GIM intervention period. There were no group differences in potential confounding variables such as age, physicalacitivity levels, drug use, restful sleep, imaging ability, health locus of control subscale scores, or hassles intensity at baseline and the two groups showed no pre-treatment differencers in anxiety, depression, or beta-endorphin (all p's greater than .10) After the intervention we found that, controlling for individual differences in self-report bias (Marlowe Crowne Social Desirability Scale), experimental subjects were significantly less depressed (*formel* p lavere end .05) though not significantly different from control on beta-endorphin levels ( F mindre end 1.0) These preliminary findings suggest that a time-limited GIM intervention may affect depression levels in healthy individuals."

Note: LOB 28.5.96

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