substantiating the existence of the recipient's energy field
rather than on the physiologic and psychodynamic responses
to TT. In this article the physiologic and psychodynamic
responses during and following the administration of TT is
described. The project involved the implementation of a time
series design in which the physiologic and psychodynamic
responses were measured. It is acknowledged that critical
care environments are stressful for patients in terms of
invasive medical and nursing procedures. Continuous bright
lighting and excessive noise prohibits the potential for
relaxation and sleep. Within this context, the control of
confounding variables was not possible, and therefore not an
object of concern in the study. Rather the responses to TT in
the natural setting were of importance to discern. Statistical
repeated measures analysis ofvariance (one way) indicated
there was no significant difference between pre-, during and
post-physiologic variables in response to TT. However
psychodynamic responses demonstrated significant
correlation in terms of relaxation and sleep. The non
significance of physiologic change in variables pre-, during
and post-administration of TT indicates critically ill patients
remained physiologically stable. Significant correlations of
psychodynamic responses demonstrated it is possible for
critically ill patients to experience periods of relaxation and
sleep in an otherwise stressful environment. TT was found to
be a useful therapy to enhance relaxation and sleep in
critically ill patients