The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook

Fifth Edition

By Martha Davis, PhD, Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman, MSW & Matthew McKay, PhD

The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook offers simple, concise, step-by-step directions for mastery of: breathing, progressive relaxation, meditation, self-hypnosis, visualization, refuting irrational ideas, thought stopping, worry control, coping skills, exercise, nutrition, time management, assertiveness, job stress management and quick relaxers! Over 500,000 copies of the Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook have been sold and when you get it in your hands and give it a read, you too will see why. It is chock-full of tips and exercises to help you manage the stress in your life. The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook is both comprehensive yet easy to read and understand. It contains everything you need to help make your life worry-free.

Softcover: 294 pages 8.5 x 11 inches

The Authors:

Martha Davis is a psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry of Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Santa Clara, California, where she does individual, couple and group psychotherapy. Davis is the author of Relax: The Stress Reduction System, as well as the Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook. Additionally she is coauthor of Cognitive Stress Intervention and Messages: The Communications Skills Book.

Elizabeth Robbins Eshelman is a licensed clinical social worker who works for the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan's national secure members web site, Kaiser Permanente Online. As the Communities Manager, she works with a dedicated group of health care professionals to coordinate and evaluate online discussions and real time chat. These online interventions promote self-care and coping, and provide informational, decision-making and psychological support, much like the chapters in the Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook.

Matthew McKay is the clinical director of Haight Ashbury Psychological Services in San Francisco. McKay is coauthor of 13 popular books, including Self-Esteem; Thoughts and Feelings; The Art of Cognitive Stress Intervention; Messages: The Communications Skills Book; When Anger Hurts; Prisoners of Belief; and Couple Skills. In private practice, he specializes in the treatment of anxiety and depression and utilizes the strategies found in the Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook.

Learn ways to reduce your stress today with the Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook.