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Research on psychoneuroimmunology: tai chi as a stress management approach for individuals with HIV disease.

Robins JL, McCain NL, Gray DP, Elswick RK, Walter JM, McDade E

Integrating Wellness, Inc., Richmond, VA 23235, USA.

Psychoneuroimmunology is a framework for mind-body practice and research that combines cutting-edge scientific exploration with holistic philosophy to appreciate and understand stress responses. The rapidly growing research literature provides a foundation for building an integrative stress management model with the potential to positively influence the stress-disease relationship and, ultimately, health outcomes. This article introduces a novel tai chi intervention and provides quantitative and qualitative data from a randomized clinical trial indicating its effects on psychosocial variables in individuals living with various stages of HIV disease.

Published 3 February 2006 in Appl Nurs Res, 19(1): 2-9.
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