Who provides stress reduction/management services?
The list is long and includes the following • biofeedback centers • stress reduction clinics • licensed psychologists and psychiatrists • physical therapists • wellness programs offered by companies to their employees • EAPs (employee assistance programs) • hospitals • health risk appraisal companies • health clubs • massage services • books, tapes, cassettes (self-help programs) • computer interactive services (software programs) • physicians – via the prescribing of anti-anxiety drugs • acupuncturists • hypnotists and hypnotherapists • social workers • health educators. In the opinion of stress medicine experts, stress management programs open and close every day, and many of the techniques used by them have little or no scientific basis at all. Stress Management Techniques Used Stress management experts or vendors use a variety of methods to relieve patients stress levels. These methods may be used in one-hour or three-hour sessions, “brown bag” sessions during lunchtime at the work
