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A Randomised Controlled Single-Blind Trial of the Efficacy of Reiki at Benefitting Mood and Well-Being
Joint Authors
Goddard, Lorna
Bowden, Deborah
Gruzelier, John
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-03-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This is a constructive replication of a previous trial conducted by Bowden et al.
(2010), where students who had received Reiki demonstrated greater health and mood benefits than those who received no Reiki.
The current study examined impact on anxiety/depression.
40 university students—half with high depression and/or anxiety and half with low depression and/or anxiety—were randomly assigned to receive Reiki or to a non-Reiki control group.
Participants experienced six 30-minute sessions over a period of two to eight weeks, where they were blind to whether noncontact Reiki was administered as their attention was absorbed in a guided relaxation.
The efficacy of the intervention was assessed pre-post intervention and at five-week follow-up by self-report measures of mood, illness symptoms, and sleep.
The participants with high anxiety and/or depression who received Reiki showed a progressive improvement in overall mood, which was significantly better at five-week follow-up, while no change was seen in the controls.
While the Reiki group did not demonstrate the comparatively greater reduction in symptoms of illness seen in our earlier study, the findings of both studies suggest that Reiki may benefit mood.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bowden, Deborah& Goddard, Lorna& Gruzelier, John. 2011. A Randomised Controlled Single-Blind Trial of the Efficacy of Reiki at Benefitting Mood and Well-Being. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bowden, Deborah…[et al.]. A Randomised Controlled Single-Blind Trial of the Efficacy of Reiki at Benefitting Mood and Well-Being. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467619
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bowden, Deborah& Goddard, Lorna& Gruzelier, John. A Randomised Controlled Single-Blind Trial of the Efficacy of Reiki at Benefitting Mood and Well-Being. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467619
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-467619