Maguire B L
Altern Ther Health Med. 1996 Sep;2(5):75-9.
To determine the efficacy of imagery for influencing attitudes and moods in multiple sclerosis patients.
Experimental pretest-posttest, control-group.
Outpatient group in Central Pennsylvania.
33 patients with mean ages of 43.93 years in the imagery group and 46.33 years in the control group. All subjects previously were identified with multiple sclerosis.
Control group subjects followed their typical medical protocol and completed pretest and posttest measures. Imagery group subjects completed pretest and posttest measures and participated in a six-session group process that included brief exposure to relaxation training and ongoing work with biologically oriented imagery. Relaxation training and imagery were practiced on a daily basis. Imagery group subjects also produced imagery drawings, which were assessed after the third and sixth sessions.
Profile of Mood States, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Health Attribution Test, Imagery Assessment Tool, and Multiple Sclerosis Symptom Checklist.
Imagery group subjects demonstrated significant reductions in state anxiety and significant alteration in their illness imagery because of feedback obtained during the study.
Use of the relaxation/imagery protocol led to clinically significant reductions in state anxiety. Imagery may be assessed through drawings that allow for positive modification of the imagery material to increase its utility and power.
确定意象法对影响多发性硬化症患者态度和情绪的疗效。
实验性前测-后测、对照组。
宾夕法尼亚州中部的门诊组。
意象组33例患者，平均年龄43.93岁；对照组33例患者，平均年龄46.33岁。所有受试者此前均被确诊为多发性硬化症。
对照组受试者遵循其典型的医疗方案，并完成前测和后测指标。意象组受试者完成前测和后测指标，并参与一个为期六节的小组过程，其中包括短暂接触放松训练以及持续进行以生物为导向的意象练习。放松训练和意象练习每天进行。意象组受试者还绘制意象画，并在第三和第六节之后进行评估。
情绪状态剖面图、状态-特质焦虑量表、健康归因测试、意象评估工具和多发性硬化症症状清单。
由于在研究过程中获得的反馈，意象组受试者的状态焦虑显著降低，且疾病意象有显著改变。
使用放松/意象方案可使状态焦虑在临床上显著降低。意象可通过绘画进行评估，这有助于对意象材料进行积极修改，以提高其效用和影响力。
