TI51
Autogenic Training
FR
TA
Developed by the neuropsychiatrist Johannes Heinrich Schultz (published in 1932), autogenic training is a psychophysiological relaxation method based on the autogenic shift: the voluntary passage toward a parasympathetic state of relaxation through passive concentration on bodily representations. Indications: anxiety disorders, insomnia, tension headaches and psychosomatic disorders.
| Code | TI51 |
|---|---|
| Name (EN) | Autogenic Training |
| French name | Training Autogène de Schultz |
| Acronym (FR) | TA |
| Founder(s) | Johannes Heinrich Schultz (1884-1970) |
| Year | 1932 (publication Das autogene Training) |
| School / wave | Relaxation psychophysiologique |
| Source volume | Volume 4 of the Mémento des Psychothérapies |
Authors & thinkers
This therapy is covered in detail (principles, indications, protocol, level of evidence) in Volume 4 of the Mémento des Psychothérapies. See the volume.