introduction: functional dyspepsia and digestive disorders are common, debilitating and costly. little information is available about the role of stress management in terms of cognitivebehavioral treatment of dyspepsia. the purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral stress management on functional dyspepsia symptoms in patients who referred to digestion c...

Psychosocial stress is a potent activator of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. While neuroendocrine stress responses are essential for the maintenance of homeostasis, evidence suggests that excessive activation of the HPA axis constitutes a risk for disease and psychopathology. The purpose of the present study was to assess the effect of cognitive-behavioral stress management train...

OBJECTIVE The stress-induced release of cortisol has been linked to detrimental health outcomes. Therefore, strategies to attenuate cortisol stress responses are of interest for prevention and treatment of stress-related symptoms and problems. Previous studies have found protective effects of cognitive-behavioral stress management training--which focuses on the modification of stress-inducing c...

the present research was done to examine the efficacy of psychosocial skills training on psychological and job stress management of bus drivers. accessible sampling method was utilized and the sample consisted of 157 bus drivers in the city of tehran. the research method is quasi- experimental with pretest-posttest. job stress inventory and stress response inventory were administered before and...

background pregnancy is associated with physical and psychological changes in pregnant women. thus, we evaluate the effectiveness of stress management training with cognitive-behavioral approach on psychological aspects of primiparous women including state/trait anxiety, pregnancy anxiety and mental health. material and methods this research is a quasi-experimental study with pre and posttest. ...