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Treatment Options
Many individuals may find treatment for stress to be a more personal and socially acceptable diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder.
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Psychological treatments
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Stress Inoculation Training for Coping with Stressors The American Psychological Associations, Division 12, Society of Clinical Psychology Notes that stress inoculation training is an effective treatment for stress management. It is form of cognitive-behavioral therapy that aims to enhance individuals' coping repertoires and to empower them to use already 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]. |
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Stress Inoculation Training Manual Donald Meichenbaum The American Psychological Association's Division 12, Society of Clinical Psychology notes that this is an empirically supported treatment manual for stress management. |
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Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) A 6-12 week structured group program that teaches mindfulness meditation. (reference) [Kabat-Zinn, Jon (1990). Full Catastrophe Living: Using the wisdom of your body and mind to face stress, pain, and illness. New York, NY: Dell Publishing.] |
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Pharmacological treatments
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Benzodiazepines or beta blockers reduce physiologic arousal and feelings associated with anxiety (reference). [Sarafino, E. P. (2002). Health psychology: Biopsychosocial interactions. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.]. Buspar, Buspirone, Paxil, Wellbutrin, Zoloft, Effexa and Celexa are commonly prescribed medications to alleviate the symptoms of stress. (reference). [Fletcher, L., Woodward, L. & O'Donohue, W. (in press). Stress. In J. E. Fisher & W. O'Donohue (Eds.), Practice Guidelines for Evidence Based Psychotherapy. New York: Springer Publishing Company.]
