Stress Management

Overview

Mayo Clinic offers stress management options to help patients attain a balanced, healthier life.

Specialists at Mayo Clinic recognize that many complementary and alternative medicine treatments such as stress management promote physical, mental and spiritual wellness. They have created a new specialty (Complementary and Integrative Medicine) to blend the best of both worlds — conventional medicine and complementary and alternative medicine.

Mayo specialists offer various stress management tools and techniques to empower you to manage your response to stressful situations, people and things. Mayo specialists can help integrate stress management into your overall treatment plan. The goal is to complement, rather than replace, conventional medicine and thus achieve general well-being — mind, body and spirit.

Mayo takes an evidence-based approach. Treatment recommendations are based on research demonstrating the effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine treatments. Mayo conducts research to continually develop better treatments.

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About Stress Management

Stress is a physical, mental and emotional response to a challenging situation or personal expectations. Stress is a natural, normal part of everyone's life — healthy or ill. Negative stress, however, diminishes a person's quality of life and immune function.

Stress management emphasizes positive strategies for dealing with stressful situations and relationships in order to lead a more balanced, healthier lifestyle. When channeled positively, stress can lead to growth, action and change.