The Development of a Patient-Centered Program Based on the Relaxation Response: The Relaxation Response Resiliency Program (3RP)

A Conceptual Framework of Displaced Elderly Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: Challenges and Opportunities

“…The survey, including the modified GDS, was administered to a total of 66 participants, while the BCIS was administered to a total of 34 participants. Of note, the social and fieldworkers who took part of this survey-field visit were trained by the authors on Relaxation Response Resilience Program-3RP SMART program translated and adapted into Arabic (The Benson Henry Institute 3 RP SMART Program, 2016;Park et al, 2013). The SMART program teaches self-care and empathy, builds resilience to improve mental and physical health of the fieldworkers and contributes to fostering a connection between the host communities and the refugees.…”

Mind–body group treatment for women coping with infertility: a pilot study

“…The intervention is based on principles from the fields of stress management, cognitive behavioral therapy and positive psychology, and has three core target areas: (1) elicitation of the relaxation response (RR); (2) stress appraisal and coping and (3) growth enhancement [11]. Mind-body interventions (MBIs) may be an effective tool to help women to manage the demands of infertility diagnosis and treatment [6,12] and can also result in physiological changes, some of which may support fertility potential [13,14].…”

Mind-Body Treatment for International English-Speaking Adults With Neurofibromatosis via Live Videoconferencing: Protocol for a Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)

“…The program retains the main components and structure of the parent program, which combines elicitation of the relaxation response (RR) with cognitive behavioral theory and the evolving field of positive psychology [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]. The 3RP has three core components: 1) RR-elicitation strategies to help patients decrease the stress response associated with NF symptoms and general life stress (e.g., mindfulness skills, meditations, guided imagery, body scan); 2) stress/medical symptoms appraisal and coping to help patients understand the interrelations among thoughts, behaviors, feelings, and sensations and learn adapting coping skills (e.g., cognitive restructuring, problem solving, activity scheduling); and 3) growth enhancement/positive psychology skills to help patients experience pleasure, gratitude and engage in pro-social and empathic behaviors (e.g., appreciations, use of humor, empathic communication).…”

“…Using a sequential approach that included focus groups, in-person open-pilot testing with exit interviews [8], and a preliminary randomized controlled trial (RCT) [11], we adapted an evidence-based mind-body intervention [12], for the specific needs of patients with NF and for live video delivery. The transition from inperson to live videoconferencing delivery was done based on feedback from patients about burdens of traveling for weekly visits and to increase feasibility and extend our reach to patients from across the US and internationally.…”