Researchers at Catholic University of Daegu, in Gyeongbuk, South Korea, examined how pressing flowers, planting, and making topiaries affected stress. Continue reading Horticulture for mentally challenged adults
Category Archives: Stress Management
Spiritual retreat for depression in patients with heart disease
Researchers in the US compared the effects of a nondenominational spiritual retreat on depression and well-being following acute coronary syndrome — chest pain and other symptoms when the heart doesn’t get enough blood. Continue reading Spiritual retreat for depression in patients with heart disease
Light therapy improves sleep in soldiers with post-traumatic stress syndrome
Researchers at the University of South Carolina in Columbia report; “bright light therapy produced a significantly greater improvement than placebo in sleep disturbances specific to post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD).”
The study (see abstract 0706) will be presented during the 24th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC. Continue reading Light therapy improves sleep in soldiers with post-traumatic stress syndrome
Measuring the physiologic response to massage
Researchers at Umea University, Sweden get clinical. Continue reading Measuring the physiologic response to massage
Mindfulness to manage child abuse survivors
The results warrant further investigation, according to researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, in Baltimore. Continue reading Mindfulness to manage child abuse survivors
Transendental Meditation in blood pressure control
Researchers from Maharishi University of Management Research Institute, in Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa report. Continue reading Transendental Meditation in blood pressure control
Lower psychological distress by drinking green tea
Researchers from Tohoku University, in Sendai, Japan report the results of the Ohsaki Cohort 2006 Study. Continue reading Lower psychological distress by drinking green tea
Treating depression after coronary artery bypass
 Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine, in St. Louis, Missouri compared cognitive behavior therapy and supportive stress management. Continue reading Treating depression after coronary artery bypass
Massage therapy for cancer palliative care
 Massage is a popular adjunct to cancer palliation.
And, Prof. Ernst says “the evidence is encouraging. Continue reading Massage therapy for cancer palliative care
Complementary New Year Resolutions
 Dr. Harvey Simon, who is editor of the Harvard Men’s Health Watch, cuts through the clutter and provides 10 resolutions for 2009.
Surprise! They’re all complementary. Continue reading Complementary New Year Resolutions
Reduce stress. Reduce pain?
 Might reducing negative emotions explain placebo-associated pain reduction?
And, should the stress response be included in every placebo-controlled study? Continue reading Reduce stress. Reduce pain?
A stepwise approach to fibromyalgia therapy
Dr. Don Goldenberg from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts has a video and print slide program on Medscape that reviews evidence-based treatments for fibromyalgia.
The emphasis is on drugs, but more interesting is his support for a combined drug/CAM approach to treatment. Continue reading A stepwise approach to fibromyalgia therapy
Stress-management for radical prostatectomy patients
Men receiving support before prostate surgery showed improved quality of life following surgery, according to a study presented during the American Society of Clinical Oncology 43rd Annual Meeting and reported on Medscape. Continue reading Stress-management for radical prostatectomy patients