Progressive Relaxation Training: A Guide for Professionals, Students, and Researchers

Offers comprehensive guidance for practitioners, students, and researchers in psychology, psychiatry, and counseling to teach relaxation to clients.

Two clinical psychologists widely known for their writings on relaxation present state-of-the-art methods for teaching clients to ease muscle and mind tension to deal with stress and anxiety disorders, as well as other conditions where stress and anxiety play a role.

Bernstein and Hazlett-Stevens explain who the targets for Progressive Relaxation Training (PRT) are; the rationale, basic procedures, and variations of PRT; the setting and possible problems and solutions of PRT; and how to assess a client’s progress. They also address hypnosis, drugs, and PRT, as well as PRT used in a mindfulness-based clinical practice. Case studies and evaluative research in PRT are also included.

Students and practitioners in psychology, psychiatry, and counseling will find this work of interest. This book may also be useful supplemental reading for behavior modification courses and practicum courses in behavior therapy.

Holly Hazlett-Stevens, PhD is associate professor in the department of psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Douglas A. Bernstein, PhD, is professor emeritus at the University of Illinois, courtesy professor of psychology at the University of South Florida, and a teaching consultant at Ecole de Psychologues Praticiens in Paris.