Review Article
Year: 2019 | Month: December | Volume: 6 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 229-241
Impact of Stress and Stress Management Programmes on Health in Recent Years: A Review
Arunima Chaudhuri
Associate Professor Department of Physiology, Rampurhat Government Medical College and Hospital (Affiliated to West Bengal University of Health Sciences), Rampurhat, West Bengal, India.
ABSTRACT
The large Indian population needs to be made aware of its mental health which will generate its own demand. With rising awareness, early recognition of mental problems and access to treatment will follow. The convergence of information and technology in a free society may result in crowd-sourcing which breaks down barriers. True involvement of information and technology is required to bring about a change in mental health awareness. The modern world is facing a pandemic of lifestyle disorders that require changes to be made consciously by individuals themselves, and stress management strategies are the best lifestyle ever designed, that have potential in the prevention, management, and rehabilitation of prevalent lifestyle disorders. Stress is a great challenge of the present civilization, both for diseased as well as healthy individuals, and the time has come recognize the importance of stress management strategies and making them a part and parcel of daily life.
Key words: Stress, Mental health, stress management programmes.
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