"Relaxation Therapy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Treatment to improve one's health condition by using techniques that can reduce PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS; or both.
| Descriptor ID |
D012064
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.190.525.875 F04.754.137.750
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Relaxation Therapy" by people in Profiles.
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Comparative study for managing OCD and anxiety symptoms (COSMOS) study: Rationale, design, and methods. Contemp Clin Trials. 2026 May; 164:108286.
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Psychosocial and NF-?B Activity Effects of the Stress Management and Resiliency Training: Relaxation Response Resiliency Program (SMART-3RP) on Patients With MGUS and Smoldering Multiple Myeloma: A Randomized Waitlist Control Trial. Psychooncology. 2025 Jul; 34(7):e70216.
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Lessons Learned from a Community-led, Pilot Teletherapy Group for Older Women Living with Depression and HIV. AIDS Behav. 2024 Dec; 28(12):4079-4093.
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Exposure therapy for youth with anxiety: Utilization rates and predictors of implementation in a sample of practicing clinicians from across the United States. J Anxiety Disord. 2018 08; 58:8-17.
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Ready, set, relax: biofeedback-assisted relaxation training (BART) in a pediatric psychiatry consultation service. Psychosomatics. 2015 Jul-Aug; 56(4):381-9.
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Feasibility and impact of multidisciplinary training of an evidence-based intervention within a pediatric psychiatry consultation service. Acad Psychiatry. 2014 Aug; 38(4):445-50.
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The effects of venlafaxine and cognitive behavioral therapy alone and combined in the treatment of co-morbid alcohol use-anxiety disorders. Behav Res Ther. 2013 Nov; 51(11):729-35.
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Meta-analysis of psychosocial interventions to reduce pain in patients with cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2012 Feb 10; 30(5):539-47.
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Multi-component treatment for posttraumatic nightmares in Vietnam veterans: two case studies. J Psychiatr Pract. 2010 Jul; 16(4):243-9.
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The effects of a brief relaxation program on symptom distress and heart rate variability in cancer patients. PM R. 2010 Jul; 2(7):636-41.