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February 1, 1974Psychiatry2,335 citations

The Relaxation Response

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HBHerbert BensonJBJohn F. BearyMCMark P. Carol

Key Result

The Relaxation Response is a mind/body approach requiring ten to twenty minutes of practice twice a day to treat the harmful effects of stress and various physical ailments.

Key Points

  • To showcase the efficacy of the Relaxation Response as a method for relieving stress and its associated physical ailments.
  • Introduced by Dr. Herbert Benson over twenty-five years ago.
  • Involves a simple mind/body technique that requires ten to twenty minutes of practice twice a day.
  • Recommended by healthcare professionals for various physical ailments.
  • Proven effective in reducing stress levels and associated physical conditions.
  • Recommended for patients with heart conditions, high blood pressure, and insomnia.
  • Accessible and easy for anyone to learn and practice.

Structured PICO

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Population
Patients suffering from heart conditions, high blood pressure, chronic pain, insomnia, and many other physical ailments
I
Intervention
The Relaxation Response (mind/body approach to relieving stress, practiced for ten to twenty minutes twice a day)

The Relaxation Response is a mind/body approach to relieving stress that is recommended for patients with various physical ailments including heart conditions and high blood pressure.

Abstract

When Dr. Herbert Benson introduced this simple, effective, mind/body approach to relieving stress twenty-five years ag, his book became an instant national bestseller. Since that time, millions of people have learned the secret--without high-priced lectures or prescription medicines. The Relaxation Response has become the classic reference recommended by most health care professionals and authorities to treat the harmful effects of stress.Discovered by Dr. Benson and his colleagues in the laboratories of Harvard Medical School and its teaching hospitals, this revitalizing, therapeutic approach is now routinely recommended to treat patients suffering from heart conditions, high blood pressure, chronic pain, insomnia, and many other physical ailments. It requires only minutes to learn, and just ten to twenty minutes of practice twice a day.

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Benson et al. (1974) studied Stress, heart conditions, high blood pressure, chronic pain, insomnia. The Relaxation Response was evaluated. The Relaxation Response is a mind/body approach requiring ten to twenty minutes of practice twice a day to treat the harmful effects of stress and various physical ailments.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0e9f349df4132b62f99c8ahttps://doi.org/10.1080/00332747.1974.11023785
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