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Drug Therapy

Anti-anxiety and antidepressant medications are sometimes used to treat stress. Because not all medications are appropriate or work the same for everyone, talk to your provider about medication and how to determine what is most effective for you.

Psychotherapy

In general, the cognitive behavioral treatment known as Stress Inoculation Training is effective for helping individual's cope with stress. Stress Inoculation Training aims to enhance the ability to cope and to empower people to use existing coping skills (reference). [Saunders, T., Driskell, J.E., Hall, J., Salas, E. (1996). The effect of stress inoculation training on anxiety and performance. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology 1, 170-186]. More