"Relaxation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Activity which reduces the feelings of tension and the effects of STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL.
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Relaxation".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Relaxation".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Relaxation" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Relaxation" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Relaxation" by people in Profiles.
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"Practice Makes Perfect"? Associations Between Home Practice and Physical and Emotional Function Outcomes Among Patients with Chronic Pain Enrolled in a Mind-Body Program. J Integr Complement Med. 2022 Apr; 28(4):320-327.
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Home practice and quality of life among patients with neurofibromatosis randomized to a mind-body intervention. Complement Ther Med. 2019 Feb; 42:114-118.
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A Qualitative Analysis of Stress and Relaxation Themes Contributing to Burnout in First-Year Psychiatry and Medicine Residents. Acad Psychiatry. 2018 Oct; 42(5):630-635.
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Green Space Visits among Adolescents: Frequency and Predictors in the PIAMA Birth Cohort Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2018 04 30; 126(4):047016.
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Altered regional brain T2 relaxation times in individuals with chronic orofacial neuropathic pain. Neuroimage Clin. 2018; 19:167-173.
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Specific Transcriptome Changes Associated with Blood Pressure Reduction in Hypertensive Patients After Relaxation Response Training. J Altern Complement Med. 2018 May; 24(5):486-504.
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Interpersonal Problems Predict Differential Response to Cognitive Versus Behavioral Treatment in a Randomized Controlled Trial. Behav Ther. 2017 01; 48(1):56-68.
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Open and Calm--a randomized controlled trial evaluating a public stress reduction program in Denmark. BMC Public Health. 2015 Dec 16; 15:1245.
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Relaxation Response and Resiliency Training and Its Effect on Healthcare Resource Utilization. PLoS One. 2015; 10(10):e0140212.
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Arousal vs. relaxation: a comparison of the neurophysiological and cognitive correlates of Vajrayana and Theravada meditative practices. PLoS One. 2014; 9(7):e102990.