title: [Longitudinal study of the effect of autogenic training on various forms of subjective perception of relaxation and the sense of well-being].
abstract: Our study was designed to investigate the therapeutic process caused by autogenic training in a differentiated and continous manner. Ss had to estimate their physical and mental relaxation during and beyond exercise in each of the 19 course-sessions. Their somatic and mental well-being before and after therapy was compared to a non-treated control-group. We found that improvement first occured at the physical level. Deep relaxation was first established during exercise and then transferred to the extra-therapeutic situation in the same succession. Physical and mental well-being improved clearly due to therapy. Though physical effects showed up earlier mental improvement were more pronounced at the end of therapy. We concluded, that an autogenic training course should comprise at least 13 sessions in order to come to a stabilization of therapeutic effects.
mesh_terms: D001326:Autogenic Training; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009126:Muscle Relaxation
vernacular_title: Längsschnittuntersuchung über die Auswirkung des autogenen Trainings auf verschiedene formen der subjektiv wahrgenommenen Entspanung und des Wohlbefindens.