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Guided Imagery for Functional Disorders

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Therapeutic guided imagery (TGI) is a mind-body medical intervention that has the potential of providing healing benefits to individuals with functional disorders. Moreover, it is a skill that most patients can learn and practice on their own on a regular basis. TGI can promote healing, reduce suffering, and enhance the body’s capacity to prevent and resist illness. TGI is a treatment modality that has no negative side effects and is based on experiencing a desirable positive outcome with one or more of the five senses (visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, and gustatory).

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” (Albert Einstein)

“We are what we imagine ourselves to be.” (Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.)

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Akron General Medical Center, Akron, OH, USA

    Moshe S. Torem MD

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Center for Mind-Body Medicine, 4125 Medina Road, Suite 209, Akron, OH, 44333, USA

    Moshe S. Torem MD

  3. Department of Psychiatry, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Akron, OH, USA

    Moshe S. Torem MD

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    Ran D. Anbar

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Torem, M.S. (2014). Guided Imagery for Functional Disorders. In: Anbar, R. (eds) Functional Symptoms in Pediatric Disease. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-8074-8_22

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