2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Therapeutic effects of hypesonic sound on stress related symptoms
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25560251
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | University of Tsukuba |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | ハイパーソニック効果 / 心理療法 / 心拍変動 / ストレス |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Ohashi, T. ,et.al(2000) showed that the sound containing particular types of high frequencies above the audible range have positive psychophysiological effects. Present study investigates effects of hypersonic sound on mental health.Study1: effects of long term presentation of hypersonic sound on health adults to get basic data for development of mental care using hypersonic sound.6 normal adult subjects are exposed to for 48 hrs. The psychological conditions are assessed be psychological test and Heart Rate Variability(HRV).The results shows HF(High Frequency) components of HRV increase under exposure of hypersonic sound in most clients. Study2: feasibility and efficacy of hypersonic sound to patients with stress related disorders, such as PTSD, etc. In the present study, I did counseling for the clients under hypersonic sound.The results showed reduction of negative emotions and increase of parasympathetic nervous systems activity under hypersonic sound .
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| Free Research Field |
精神保健学
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