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This study investigated the effects of an intervention programme that mentally prepared police trainees for stressful assignments in order to counteract unfavourable, possibly damaging, psychobiological reactions. Seventy-five police trainees participated. One group received mental imaging training. A reference group did not. All trainees were evaluated at the beginning of their final term at the Swedish Police Academy and at the termination of supervised mental training. Subjects completed a questionnaire on both occasions and physiological factors were measured. The baseline evaluation showed no significant differences between the groups. The second assessment showed that mental training affected the intervention group, which experienced their daily situation more positively than the reference group. The intervention group also reported higher well-being–with fewer intestinal and sleep problems. The study to date indicates some positive cognitive and psychological effects of the image programme. Whether the programme over time will also impact on the physiological and somatic health remains to be determined. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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