Group Audio Therapy Sessions - Emotional Symptom Reduction

MULTISESSION GROUP AUDIO THERAPY SESSIONS OUTCOMES Significant reduction in self-reported emotional symptom levels in study of eating disorder patients The Renfrew Center, Coconut Creek, FL STUDY OVERVIEW: While reporting generally heightened adverse emotional symptom levels prior to treatment sessions using Theracoustic Quantum Harmonics™ audio therapies, patients report significantly lower symptom levels post sessions in study conducted at The Renfrew Center in Coconut Creek, FL. PROTOCOL: Subjects received one of the 24-minute Meditation & Energy Balance Quantum Harmonic audio therapy sessions using the multiuser ThetaPlex audio player system. Sessions were delivered in standard group sessions. SUBJECTS: Sixty-six (66) adolescent and young-adult females aged 13-25 in Residential Eating Disorder program. TARGET SYMPTOMS: Key symptoms tracked included: STRESS, ANXIETY, FEARFULNESS, ANGER, DEPRESSION, MOODINESS and TENSION. DATA COLLECTION: Each subject completed a Symptom Intensity Scale form that documented her symptom levels prior to and immediately following each session. The Symptom Intensity Scale is a validated self-report collection tool that records a subject's current symptom levels, both pre- and post-treatment session. Results were averaged over all sessions and by number of sessions. OVERALL RESULTS: • Over all sessions, symptoms decreased 40%-54%, depending on symptom in each 24-minute audio therapy session • The mean across all symptoms was a 48% decrease from the start to the end of any session • The decrease in moodiness and anger were the largest, at over 50% per session • Depression reduction was 39.7% INITIAL SESSION RESULTS: The average pre- to post-session percentage symptom improvement for a patient's initial first session averaged 41% to 56% across the seven key categories. The reduction in symptoms for the Initial Session is higher overall than those for All Sessions. MULTISESSION FINDINGS: Results from the multisession analysis showed pre-session to post-session improvement in all of the seven key symptom categories across all sessions—session 1, session 2 and session 3 averages. There are indications that subjects are learning to manage their symptoms from session to session. From session to session, tracked symptoms lower in six out of seven categories. CONCLUSION: The Theracoustic Quantum Harmonics audio therapies are providing significant reductions in self-reported symptom levels across the spectrum of emotional symptoms that can impact treatment. Theracoustic Quantum Harmonics audio therapies have merit as an adjunctive treatment to improve outcomes.