Effectiveness
Clinical studies of the Stress Reduction Program have shown benefits in the following conditions:
- Difficulty coping effectively with short and long-term stressful situations
- chronic illness or chronic pain
- depression, grief, or anxiety
- hypertension or heart disease
- irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis
- cancer
- diabetes, asthma, or other respiratory disorders
- sleep disturbances
- psoriasis
References are available at www.umassmed.edu/cfm/research