| Summary: | <strong>Background:</strong> Psychological problems such as depression and anxiety are very common in patients with<br />chronic headaches and give rise to the repetition and continuity of the headaches. This study aimed to assess<br />the effect of a bioenergy economy program and particularly the biofield attunement on the improvement of the<br />pain control, depression, and anxiety in patients suffering from migraine, a common psychosomatic disorder.<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> To collect data, a quasi-experimental method was adopted including pretest, posttest, and<br />follow-up phase. Thirty patients with migraine were selected based on convenience sampling method and<br />put into two experimental and control groups. Data collection tools included Beck Depression Inventory-II<br />(BDI-II), Beck Anxiety Inventory, and Headache Impact Test (HIT-6TM). The data were analyzed using<br />repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) and covariance (ANCOVA) tests. Both experimental<br />and control groups participated in the entire program to assess the effect of bioenergy economy program<br />on mentioned variables. To assess the effect of biofield attunement, a non-expert person performed the<br />attunement of participants in the control group while an expert bioenergy healer and channel performed<br />attunement procedures for the participants in the experimental group.<br /><strong>Results:</strong> The mean scores of pain, anxiety, and depression of 30 participants in pretest differed<br />significantly with those in posttest and follow-up phases; but such a difference was not observed between<br />the scores of posttest and follow-up in control group. Moreover, the participants’ mean scores in posttest<br />and follow-up phases differed significantly between the two groups.<br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Bioenergy economy program caused a significant decrease in anxiety, depression, and<br />intensity and frequency of pain in patients with migraine. The decrease on mentioned variables were<br />consistent in a two-month interval. These therapeutic effects were even more in experimental group who<br />had received real biofield attunement. As bioenergy economy program and biofield attunement is a nonpharmaceutical<br />and harmless care system, it is recommended as an effective method for the reduction of<br />depression, anxiety, and pain in patients with migraine.
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