Effects of Viktor Philippi's Bioenergetic Meditation on Anxiety, Burnout, and Depression: An Analysis of Four Feasibility Studies.

IF 1.1 4区医学 Q3 INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE

Complementary Medicine Research Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1159/000528687

Wiebke Lehnert, Julia Günther-Pusch, Rainer Johannes Klement

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Introduction: Anxiety, burnout, and depression cause a substantial psychological and social burden. Bioenergetic meditation (BM) was developed by Viktor Philippi as a method to strengthen psychological and physical health. This work presents the results of four feasibility studies investigating the effects of BM developed by Viktor Philippi as a support for people suffering from these psychological disorders.

Materials and methods: A total of four prospective, non-randomized feasibility studies were conducted (N1 = 185, N2 = 140, N3 = 33, N4 = 32). Studies 1 and 2 were multicentric studies with a pre-post comparison consisting of 10 BMs within 10 weeks with individual study start and end points. Studies 3 and 4 consisted of 7 BMs within 3 days with a pre-post evaluation and follow-up measurements at 6, 12, and 18 months. The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), and Hamburg Burnout Inventory (HBI) were used to measure symptoms of anxiety, depression, and burnout, respectively.

Results: After 10 BMs within 10 weeks, highly reliable decreases in symptoms of depression occurred in 58-73% of cases (p < 0.005). The median BDI-II score declined significantly by 60% (p < 0.0001) after 10 weeks of BM. Symptoms of anxiety were highly reliably reduced in roughly one-third of cases after 10 weekly BMs, with the average total BAI score declining from a severe to a moderate anxiety (p < 0.0001). The HBI showed significant improvement in all subscales. Psychological symptoms also improved significantly after 7 BMs, and symptom reductions classified as highly reliable were maintained until 18-months follow-up in more than 50% of participants.

Conclusion: BM results in significant and lasting improvements in clinical symptoms of anxiety, depression, and burnout. Further studies including control groups are necessary to confirm these findings and determine any BM-specific effects.

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Viktor Philippi的生物能量冥想对焦虑、倦怠和抑郁的影响:四项可行性研究的分析。

焦虑、倦怠和抑郁会造成严重的心理和社会负担。生物能量冥想(BM)是由Viktor Philippi提出的一种增强心理和身体健康的方法。这项工作提出了四项可行性研究的结果，这些研究调查了Viktor Philippi开发的BM对患有这些心理障碍的人的支持作用。材料与方法:共进行4项前瞻性、非随机可行性研究(N1 = 185, N2 = 140, N3 = 33, N4 = 32)。研究1和研究2是多中心研究，包括10周内10例脑转移患者的前后比较，分别有单独的研究开始和结束点。研究3和4包括3天内7例脑转移，并在6、12和18个月进行前后评估和随访测量。贝克焦虑量表(BAI)、贝克抑郁量表(BDI-II)和汉堡倦怠量表(HBI)分别用于测量焦虑、抑郁和倦怠症状。结果:在10周内进行10次脑转移治疗后，58-73%的患者出现了高度可靠的抑郁症状减轻(p < 0.005)。BM治疗10周后，BDI-II中位评分显著下降60% (p < 0.0001)。在10周脑转移后，大约三分之一的病例的焦虑症状高度可靠地减轻，平均总BAI评分从严重焦虑下降到中度焦虑(p < 0.0001)。HBI各分量表均有显著改善。在7次脑转移后，心理症状也得到了显著改善，超过50%的参与者的症状减少被归类为高度可靠，直到18个月的随访。结论:BM对焦虑、抑郁和倦怠的临床症状有显著和持久的改善。需要进一步的研究，包括对照组，以证实这些发现并确定任何脑损伤特异性影响。

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Complementary Medicine Research Medicine-Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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期刊介绍： Aims and Scope ''Complementary Medicine Research'' is an international journal that aims to bridge the gap between conventional medicine and complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) on a sound scientific basis, promoting their mutual integration. Accordingly, experts of both conventional medicine and CAM medicine cooperate on the journal‘s editorial board, which accepts papers only after a rigorous peer-review process in order to maintain a high standard of scientific quality. Spectrum of ''Complementary Medicine Research'': - Review and Original Articles, Case Reports and Essays regarding complementary practice and methods - Journal Club: Analysis and discussion of internationally published articles in complementary medicine - Editorials of leading experts in complementary medicine - Questions of complementary patient-centered care - Education in complementary medicine - Reports on important meetings and conferences - Society Bulletins of Schweizerische Medizinische Gesellschaft für Phytotherapie (SMGP) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Naturheilkunde Bibliographic Details Complementary Medicine Research Journal Abbreviation: Complement Med Res ISSN: 2504-2092 (Print) e-ISSN: 2504-2106 (Online) DOI: 10.1159/issn.2504-2092 www.karger.com/CMR