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Changes in Medication Use Following Participation in a Stress Management Course

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2014

Jeff Richards ,
Deanne Derham ,
Judy Aeillo ,
Tess Byrnes ,
Leanne Lienert  and
Liz Wastell
Jeff Richards*
Affiliation:
Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia
Deanne Derham
Affiliation:
Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia
Judy Aeillo
Affiliation:
Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia
Tess Byrnes
Affiliation:
Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia
Leanne Lienert
Affiliation:
Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia
Liz Wastell
Affiliation:
Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia
*
Clinical Psychology Unit, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park SA 5042
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Abstract

Thirty men and women who regularly used minor tranquillisers and/or sedatives participated in a stress management group program, incorporating a behavioural self-management approach. They were assessed on questionnaire measures of anxiety, assertion and medication use in the first and final group sessions and at a 3-month follow-up. Data demonstrated declines in medication use during the course, which for many clients were maintained at the follow-up. These decreases were associated with decreases in anxiety levels.

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Research Article
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Behaviour Change , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , March 1989 , pp. 24 - 28
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s) 1989

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