Participants in the University of Massachusetts Medical Center Stress Reduction Clinic report an average 34.5% reduction in medical symptoms as reported on a medical symptom checklist based on over 10,000 patients referred by their doctors over the last 20 years for a wide range of disorders.
Such participants report an average 39.7% reduction in psychological distress including sharp reductions in anxiety, depression and hostility.
About 2/3 of all chronic pain patients report “moderate to great improvement” in their conditions at UMSRC. And improvements are shown to be maintained in four-year follow-up studies for most participants.
In a study published in the Journal of Behavioral Medicine in 1985, 61% of chronic pain patients taking the program reported at least a 50% reduction on a pain rating index and 44% reported reduced drug dosages by the end of the program.
In a study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, participants with anxiety and panic disorders showed dramatic improvement: they achieved more than a 50% average decrease on the Beck Anxiety Inventory and over a 40% average decrease on the Beck Depression Inventory. These results were maintained according to a three-year follow-up study of the UMSRC patients.
Heart patients report a 45% reduction of medical symptoms on a medical symptom checklist, and a 55% reduction in psychological distress at the UMSRC.
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