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Psychological treatment for recurrent symptoms of colds and flu in children. |
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Friday, 15 August 2003 |
When 45 Australian children with histories of ten or more upper
respiratory tract infections were taught stress management and guided
imagery, their episodes of illness were shorter and symptoms milder at
the one-year follow-up than for the kids who were wait-listed. In
addition, their psychological state remained improved as well. These
findings were confirmed in a subsequent replication study, suggesting
that psychological treatment interrupts a chronic illness cycle in
children with symptoms of recurrent URTI.
Citation: Hewson-Bower
B and Drummond PD, Psychological treatment for recurrent symptoms of
colds and flu in children. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 2001
Jul;51(1):369-77.
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