J Korean Med Assoc.  2004 Mar;47(3):226-234. 10.5124/jkma.2004.47.3.226.

Stress Assessment and Management

• Joe SH

• KMID: 1723795
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5124/jkma.2004.47.3.226

Abstract

Stress can increase the risk of various diseases, exacerbate many medical disorders, and change healthy life-style behaviors. Therefore, effective management of stress is essential to decreasevulnerability to illnesses and to improve the quality of life. There is considerable evidence that mindbody interventions such as relaxation, meditation, imaginary technique, cognitivebehavior therapy, and biofeedback can be used as effective adjunctive therapy to conventional medical treatment for a number of medical disorders. The author will introduce the principles of stress management and briefly overview stress management methods and techniques.

Keyword

Stress; Mind-body intervention

MeSH Terms

Biofeedback, Psychology
Meditation
Quality of Life
Relaxation

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