Relaxation Response and Resiliency Training and Its Effect on Healthcare Resource Utilization

James E. Stahl; Michelle L. Dossett; A. Scott LaJoie; John W. Denninger; Darshan H. Mehta; Roberta Goldman; Gregory L. Fricchione; Herbert Benson

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0140212

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Relaxation Response and Resiliency Training and Its Effect on Healthcare Resource Utilization

James E. Stahl ,

* E-mail: james.e.stahl@dartmouth.edu, james@mgh-ita.org

Affiliations MGH Benson-Henry Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Section of General Internal Medicine, Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States of America, MGH Institute for Technology Assessment, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Michelle L. Dossett,

Affiliations MGH Benson-Henry Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, MGH Division of General Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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A. Scott LaJoie,

Affiliation MGH Department of Psychiatry, University of Louisville, Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, Louisville, Kentucky, United States of America
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John W. Denninger,

Affiliations MGH Benson-Henry Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, MGH Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Darshan H. Mehta,

Affiliations MGH Benson-Henry Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, MGH Institute for Technology Assessment, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Roberta Goldman,

Affiliation MGH Benson-Henry Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Gregory L. Fricchione,

Affiliations MGH Benson-Henry Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, MGH Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Herbert Benson

Affiliation MGH Benson-Henry Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Relaxation Response and Resiliency Training and Its Effect on Healthcare Resource Utilization

James E. Stahl,
Michelle L. Dossett,
A. Scott LaJoie,
John W. Denninger,
Darshan H. Mehta,
Roberta Goldman,
Gregory L. Fricchione,
Herbert Benson

Published: October 13, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140212

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