Stress Management Summit July 13-15, 2015 Philadelphia, USA

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Harry L. Campbell has over 28 years of experience in the biofeedback field. Empire State College, Hartsdale, NY, BPS, Healthcare Technology Certifications: Biofeedback Certification Institute of America, BCIA, Associate Fellow Trained hundreds of professionals in biofeedback and the use of biofeedback equipment for Health Training Seminars – the training division of Biofeedback Resources International Corp. Performed on-site training at hospitals and clinics throughout the country including Harlem Hospital, Saint Vincent’s Medical Center, Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute, Pace University, York College, Holy Name Hospital, VA Medical Centers in the Bronx, West Haven, Lyons, Manhattan, Military Installations including Pope Air Force Base, Shaw Air Force Base, Naval Brig – SC, Groton Submarine Base. Professional Affiliations Past President (2 Years) and member of NRBS – Northeast Regional Biofeedback Society 2004-2005 Member AAPB - Association of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback Board member of the International MindFitness Foundation

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Biofeedback is a tool to help people see things that are normally not obvious to them. Biofeedback uses computerized technology to help you learn to control or manage your stress responses. Sensitive instruments are used to measure physical processes with the purpose of “feeding back” the information to an individual in order to control these processes. Clinical Applications: Anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, panic attack all are related to an over active autonomic nervous system. What is going on in the mind is affecting the body. The overactive nervous system also affects the mind. It can become a cycle that feeds upon itself. Part of what biofeedback does is gives you a way to quantify what the nervous system is doing and how what you teach your clients changes the state of the nervous system. It is much easier for a person to learn to change the state of their nervous system when they have sensitive information on how it is reacting or responding. With these stress disorders we commonly use skin temperature, skin conductance (sweat), heart rate/heart rate variability, and respiration biofeedback. Chronic pain including headaches, neck pain, and back pain are often related to excess, chronic muscular contraction. This is why muscle relaxant medications are often prescribed for pain. Clients suffering from chronic pain are often unaware that they are contracting muscles as much as they are. EMG biofeedback can be used to quickly show a person an exact measurement of their level of muscle contraction. They can then learn to release the tension through this feedback combined with techniques such as progressive muscle relaxation. Some stress disorders are conditions that involve interrupted patterns in brain activity. EEG Biofeedback or Neurofeedback detects and gives feedback on the amplitude of the various electrical frequencies including Delta, Theta, Alpha, and Beta as well as other measures like coherence. This can help the brain to regulate and return to a more normal pattern usually improving symptoms. Biography: Harry L. Campbell has over 28 years of experience in the biofeedback field. Empire State College, Hartsdale, NY, BPS, Healthcare Technology Certifications: Biofeedback Certification Institute of America, BCIA, Associate Fellow Trained hundreds of professionals in biofeedback and the use of biofeedback equipment for Health Training Seminars – the training division of Biofeedback Resources International Corp. Performed on-site training at hospitals and clinics throughout the country including Harlem Hospital, Saint Vincent’s Medical Center, Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute, Pace University, York College, Holy Name Hospital, VA Medical Centers in the Bronx, West Haven, Lyons, Manhattan, Military Installations including Pope Air Force Base, Shaw Air Force Base, Naval Brig – SC, Groton Submarine Base. Professional Affiliations Past President (2 Years) and member of NRBS – Northeast Regional Biofeedback Society 2004-2005 Member AAPB - Association of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback Board member of the International MindFitness Foundation

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Susie Craig is a self-employed Massage Therapist, licensed by the School Of Scientific Massage, and is a Transformational Life Coach, at StressLess Journey Life Coaching, Certified by the Life Mastery Institute. Susie is a public Speaker on Stress Relief. She is passionate about helping this world be a more peaceful place by assisting her clients in transforming their stress into their dreams come true. Susie is also the author of the upcoming book, “How to Stress Less in a Stressed Out World”

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Your mind is your master. Stress occurs according to what you're thinking so pay attention to your self-talk. Every thought that you have and every word that you speak programs your body and programs your life. Everything is energy, including your thoughts. When you say or think anything, your brain sends that information to your body, whether what you're thinking is true or not. This energy vibrates out into the universe, creating your life and your surroundings. If you’re not sure if your thoughts are empowering or disempowering you, just take a look at your life. You are like a magnet attracting the same energy that you put out. You choose whether you're stressed out or at peace. When you keep your thoughts positive, it attracts more positive things into your life. When you do this consistently, the stress dissolves. If you find yourself slipping back into a negative thought pattern, just become aware of it, and shift your thoughts to a happy memory, a beautiful dream or simply be grateful for all the good in your life right now. Remind yourself often that everything is working in perfect order and allow yourself to stay positive. Staying positive keeps you healthy, happy, more productive, and attracts positive people and experiences into your life, so make maintaining a positive attitude a lifestyle. Biography Susie Craig is a self-employed Massage Therapist, licensed by the School Of Scientific Massage, and is a Transformational Life Coach, at StressLess Journey Life Coaching, Certified by the Life Mastery Institute. Susie is a public Speaker on Stress Relief. She is passionate about helping this world be a more peaceful place by assisting her clients in transforming their stress into their dreams come true. Susie is also the author of the upcoming book, “How to Stress Less in a Stressed Out World”

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Neil Greenberg is an academic and occupational psychiatrist based at King’s College. He also runs psychological health consultancy March on Stress and is President of the UK Psychological Trauma Society. Neil served in the UK Armed Forces for 23 years and has deployed, as a clinician and researcher, to numerous hostile environments. He has published more than 160 scientific papers and book chapters. He has been the secretary of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, the Royal College of Psychiatrists Lead on Military and Veterans Health and is an examiner on the Diploma in the Medical Care of Catastrophes.

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Whilst only a minority of individuals exposed to traumatic stress and incidents are likely to develop mental health problems, including (but not limited to) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), the effects of trauma can be wide reaching. Traumatic incidents often put pressure on an affected organisation’s welfare or occupational health services and can affect overall morale. Furthermore, there is an abundance of evidence which suggests that many people who do not become clinically “ill” do suffer with sufficient post incident mental health symptoms that their ability to function in the workplace is substantially impaired. Therefore, even relatively low levels of post traumatic symptoms are important to detect and manage. The proposed presentation will present high quality academic data to explore the above issues in some detail. Evidence will be presented in an easy to digest format drawing on relevant scientific publications rather than hearsay or media headlines. Experience from a range of trauma-exposed organisations, including the military, will be discussed. The presentation will provide attendees with an evidence-based overview of how organisations can prevent, detect and treat mental health problems in order to minimise the effects they have upon their staff and business. The presentation will include coverage of peer support programmes, which empower organisations to deliver psychological first aid, and discuss other important topics including pros and cons of mental health screening. Based on good science and years of academic research, this presentation will help attendees see a way through the mental health risks presented by traumatic incidents. 249 words Biography Neil Greenberg is an academic and occupational psychiatrist based at King’s College. He also runs psychological health consultancy March on Stress and is President of the UK Psychological Trauma Society. Neil served in the UK Armed Forces for 23 years and has deployed, as a clinician and researcher, to numerous hostile environments. He has published more than 160 scientific papers and book chapters. He has been the secretary of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, the Royal College of Psychiatrists Lead on Military and Veterans Health and is an examiner on the Diploma in the Medical Care of Catastrophes

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Marion Beauregard is a Sophrology practitioner based in London working with individuals experiencing stress and burnout as well as people wishing to prepare for future stressful events (birth, exams, interviews, surgery,etc). With a background in office work and a specialisation in stress, sleep and burnout, she also works in partnership with businesses in the UK and in France to help improve staff’s health and wellbeing through tailored effective stress management programmes. Marion’s approach is highly experiential, providing people with techniques that they can easily re-use at home and at work. The focus on practice over theory aims to integrate techniques at a deeper level and help people quickly and effectively access their natural ability to feel calm, relaxed and positive.

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Created in 1960 by neuropsychiatrist doctor Alfonso Caycedo, Sophrology is a method that is widely popular in Spain, France, Swizterland and Italy and that is used in a various settings such as hospitals, sleep clinics, businesses as well as the sport and art industries. Sophrology draws on Eastern and Western wisdom and practice to offer a structured and gentle method engaging both the body and the mind to help us reconnect with our natural ability to feel calm and relaxed. Sophrology offers a variety of practical exercises which include body movements, breathing and visualisations and is particularly effective in the field of stress, sleep and pain management. Why choose Sophrology to manage your stress efficiently and develop your personal resilience? • Sophrology is a body mind discipline that positive affects all components of stress, not only creating a relaxation response and releasing the excess of tension but also addressing the causes, signs of stress, the person’s behavioural response to the stress triggers and one’s personal resilience. • Sophrology is effective in the long term. It helps bring the awareness back into the present moment, managing the stress symptoms in the here and now but also looking at the future, developing one’s personal resilience to stress to face future stressful situations in a more relaxed and serene way. Through its specific exercises, Sophrology develops our sense of vitality and aliveness within ourselves which is always compromised when experiencing high levels of stress. Sophrology reduces the emotional impact of stress and stimulates our ability to spring back and move forward. Through a deeper work on values, Sophrology addresses the existential element of stress, impacting the person’s life positively in the long term. • On a physiological level, Sophrology counteracts the effects of stress: Stress Sophrology Heart rate Increases Lowers Breathing rate Increases Lowers Adrenalin Increases Lowers Muscular tension Increases Lowers Tiredness Increases Lowers Blood sugar Increases Lowers Concentration skills Lowers Improves Immune system Weakens Strenghtens Sophrology’s techniques can easily be re-used at home or at work. There is no age limit and the practice does not involve complicated postures. The simplicity of use of Sophrology in one’s everyday life makes it a method of choice in the management of stress. Bio: Marion Beauregard is a Sophrology practitioner based in London working with individuals experiencing stress and burnout as well as people wishing to prepare for future stressful events (birth, exams, interviews, surgery,etc). With a background in office work and a specialisation in stress, sleep and burnout, she also works in partnership with businesses in the UK and in France to help improve staff’s health and wellbeing through tailored effective stress management programmes. Marion’s approach is highly experiential, providing people with techniques that they can easily re-use at home and at work. The focus on practice over theory aims to integrate techniques at a deeper level and help people quickly and effectively access their natural ability to feel calm, relaxed and positive.

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Yiqun Gan is a professor at the Department of Psychology, Peking University, China. She has received her Ph.D. in the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1998. She has published over 80 research papers, among them 24 were on internationally referred journals (indexed by SCI/SSCI) as the first or corresponding author. She has been in charge of a number of research projects. She serves on the editorial board of "Applied Psychology: Health and Well-being " and is an ad-hoc reviewer for 25 international journals. Her research area focuses on coping, mental health, and job burnout.

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In a world full of changes and crises, future-oriented coping strategies are especially useful in stress management, enabling us effectively cope with challenges and sustain our well-being. Psychologists have made unique contributions to promote this type of stress management. Future-oriented coping is regarded as a positive mental quality associated with greater happiness, life satisfaction, and personal growth. In this talk, we broaden our understanding of future-oriented coping by proposing a sequential model of future-oriented coping. We demonstrated that for different future stressors in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, wherein preventive coping occurs before proactive coping, is a better fit than a parallel model. Based on these findings, we proposed a sequential model of future-oriented coping, in which time discounting serves as an antecedent (Gan et al., 2011, 2012, 2013). We also explored the temporal correlates of future-oriented coping, using three research paradigms: delayed discounting, task prioritization, and time-interval perception. We found that people with high future-oriented coping were less susceptible to temporal discounting in delayed discounting tasks, making fewer irrational choices when prioritizing urgent and important tasks. Furthermore, under experimentally induced stress, the advantage of future-oriented coping was reversed. (Gan et al., in press). Using the time-interval perception paradigm, we found that people with high future-oriented coping located important future events as being nearer in a time axis. We concluded that future-oriented coping involves understanding temporal distance and accurately perceiving the importance of future events. Suggestions for future research inspired by this framework are also discussed. Biography Yiqun Gan is a professor at the Department of Psychology, Peking University, China. She has received her Ph.D. in the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1998. She has published over 80 research papers, among them 24 were on internationally referred journals (indexed by SCI/SSCI) as the first or corresponding author. She has been in charge of a number of research projects. She serves on the editorial board of "Applied Psychology: Health and Well-being " and is an ad-hoc reviewer for 25 international journals. Her research area focuses on coping, mental health, and job burnout.

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Dr. Mohammad A. Kamal is a Distinguish Adjunct Professor at KFMRC, KAU, Saudi Arabia. His overall biochemical research output had culminated in more than 150 publications in internationally respected journals. His research was pivotal in supporting the development of the novel anti-Alzheimer's agents via collaboration with Dr Nigel H. Greig (USA). He had migrated to Australia and awarded a prestigious U2000 PDF by the University of Sydney. He has collaborated in one of the molecular biological research project at the University of Technology Sydney. Moreover, he is currently serving as a regional/editorial member/guest editor of ~20 reputed scientific journals

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Stress is one of the numerous prevalent health issues in the current modern era. Although the advancement of science and technology has improved the quality in numerous discipline of human life, further development is required. The challenge remains in investigating the causing factors and sincere management strategies to overcome stress. Stress is a health issue that affects numerous areas of one’s life by causing high risk of triggering diseases such as heart disease, obesity, depression, amongst numerous other illnesses. Research suggests the level of stress can further worsen one’s condition of illness. One of the techniques to treat stress can be through by exploring the definition of real stress followed by treatment. There are various stress management strategies in different cultures of the world such as meditation, yoga, crystal healing, spiritual therapy (ST), Kinesiology, remedial therapy (RT) and Dr Vodder Manual Lymph Drainage (DVMLD) etc. As being a biochemical scientist and partially trained in various modules of therapies such as DVMLD, ST and RT, speaker designed his own techniques called as “Multi-flavored Stress Management Tips (MFSMT). According to empirical research MFSMT has been derived from both eastern and western cultures and is therefore applicable at a universal level.

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Stress is a vicious cycle which if allowed to go on is destructive. However if we learn to manage stress, it will lead to personal and social gains. The foremost benefit of any stress management program should be to leave us unstressed with a calm, rational, controlled and relaxed mind, soul and body. Out of several stress management techniques, meditation yoga is deeply rooted in Indian culture. In Hinduism DHYAAN has always been preached as a practice which helps one control desires, lust, jealousy and other negative thoughts. Meditation through chanting or japa of mantra is like a magic spell. AUM -centric meditation helps to create electric sparks that leave our minds and souls purified and relaxed. In this meditation workshop we will sit with God and surrender ourselves to Him. Through this exercise we will learn to sweep away negativity and strive to attain spiritual and biological health. PRACTICAL To begin with about 15 mins of power point (theoretical) will be shown followed by about 20 mins of AUM Chanting (practical). At the end of the session Shavaasana will be done to come out of the meditative session. This will be followed by interaction of about 10 mins and questionnaires will be distributed for the feedback response. To demonstrate certain items are required such as audio-visual system and an area without chairs as the meditative demonstration would be on the ground with yoga mats.

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Dr Vijay Phate has completed his graduation in homoeopathy, post-graduation in industrial and organizational psychology as well as master degree in business administration (HR & MKT) and currently pursuing his PhD at the age of 46 yrs. from RTM Nagpur University. He has extensive experience of working as a behavioral trainer, OD specialist and wellness coach with corporates and educational institutions. He has presented many research papers in national and international conferences. He is recipient of many awards and citations from national and international organizations for his outstanding contribution to the socioeconomic development of the region. He is driven by an intrinsic motivation to propagate concept of holistic healthy living among masses.

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Despite therapeutic applications of well researched stress management tools and techniques, many of time we do not get the outcomes as expected and whatever relief they provide is not long lasting. Literature review on studies related to holistic approaches to stress management point out that most of research done till date relates to the self - management approach, through which either the person can reduce or resist the impact of stressors. Very less attention is paid to the other’s management or environment management approach, though it act as a major source of stressors as well as source of resources to manage stressors. While treating my patients I observed that what works for one doesn’t works for others, let the stressors be same. I felt the need for a structural model of holistic approach to manage the stress that will help during therapeutic as well as preventive management with reasonable predictability of success. And accordingly I constructed a model to assess the current fitness level of a person and to correlate it with the impact of stressors on him and for using that information in planning, execution and evaluation of individual specific stress management strategies. In this paper I tried to present before you the effectiveness of holistic structural model of stress management through different cases which I have managed successfully. Biography Dr Vijay Phate has completed his graduation in homoeopathy, post-graduation in industrial and organizational psychology as well as master degree in business administration (HR & MKT) and currently pursuing his PhD at the age of 46 yrs. from RTM Nagpur University. He has extensive experience of working as a behavioral trainer, OD specialist and wellness coach with corporates and educational institutions. He has presented many research papers in national and international conferences. He is recipient of many awards and citations from national and international organizations for his outstanding contribution to the socioeconomic development of the region. He is driven by an intrinsic motivation to propagate concept of holistic healthy living among masses.

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Funda Yilmaz has completed her MS in counseling from Auburn University after a career in art and design. In addition to modern dance choreographies, and productions; Funda has published two fully illustrated workbooks for preschool age survivors of interpersonal violence. Funda has worked with children and families who experience sexual assault and intimate partner violence and is currently working with military families to provide non-medical counseling in military bases around the globe. Funda Yilmaz is an individual affiliate of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network and the Georgia Statewide Human Trafficking Task Force.

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Veil Play© is a novel movement meditation technique developed to increase arousal regulation in survivors of traumatic stress. The technique is based on brain studies that show strong relationships between creativity, improvisation, meditation, music, movement and increased neurogenesis, neural connectivity as well as the inhibition of fear conditioning. The technique facilitates integrated trauma processing through co-and self regulation using a large piece of silk cloth and music. Practitioners learn to mindfully attend to their internal and external experience, process trauma narrative, work through somatic memories that are engrained in the body, and to develop attunement with others through playful interactions. The practitioners tend to enjoy and repeat the highly portable Veil Play© experiences multiple times throughout the day because it looks and feels like dancing. The Veil Play© parties provide social support and connection with a community of lovers of music and dance. The presentation will provide scientific findings that support the rationale for the technique and practice guidelines for implementation of Veil Play© with traumatized clients. (Up to 250 words) Biography Funda Yilmaz has completed her MS in counseling from Auburn University after a career in art and design. In addition to modern dance choreographies, and productions; Funda has published two fully illustrated workbooks for preschool age survivors of interpersonal violence. Funda has worked with children and families who experience sexual assault and intimate partner violence and is currently working with military families to provide non-medical counseling in military bases around the globe. Funda Yilmaz is an individual affiliate of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network and the Georgia Statewide Human Trafficking Task Force.

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Abstract * I will define Stress & cover the main principles in Stress Management field so the group will all be clear as to what is being covered. * I will cover the difference between Stress Management consultation & therapy. * I will present scientific research behind the work. * I will have the audience experience few hand on techniques in everday Stress Management. * I will share real life experiences from previous clients who attended my seminars and the results they gained in their experiences in doing the work. * I will give resources for the audience to experience good solid information on Stress Management. * The group will also be able to reach me for individual consultation or attend future seminars and webinars.

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Dr. Sandra Thébaud is a former Lieutenant Commander who spent four years as a Navy Psychologist and consultant to the Marine Corps’ 1st Special Forces Group. After serving her country, she worked as a Behavioral Medicine Specialist and Hospital Psychologist for Kaiser Permanente. She is now the founder of StressIntel, a woman-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned small business dedicated to providing quality training and resources on Stress Management. She is a Fellow and Board Member of the American Institute of Stress, the author of a several stress management books including The Art of Loving Life and has a private practice in Denver.

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Dr. Albert Ellis, a prominent Psychologist, proposed the ABC model of depression. The A stands for Activating Event, which can be anything from losing your keys to getting yelled at to bad weather. The B stands for Belief. The C stands for Consequence (feeling depressed). But two people can experience the same activating event and have a different consequence. As Dr. Ellis explains, this is because we don’t realize that the consequence is really dependent on our belief and not the activating event. We all have beliefs that control our day to day lives. These beliefs either serve to support and nurture us or limit and restrict us. Here are some examples of limiting and supporting beliefs around stress: Stress is bad / I can’t take this anymore / This is overwhelming me / I can do this / I know how to relax / I know how to process stress with grace and ease. The good news is that our beliefs are completely under our control. This is the key to managing stress and changing our lives. We have the ability to change our subconscious beliefs from negative, limiting ones to empowering, positive ones through a mind/body alignment. PSYCH K is one such process. It’s easy, highly effective, and painless. Biography Dr. Sandra Thébaud is a former Lieutenant Commander who spent four years as a Navy Psychologist and consultant to the Marine Corps’ 1st Special Forces Group. After serving her country, she worked as a Behavioral Medicine Specialist and Hospital Psychologist for Kaiser Permanente. She is now the founder of StressIntel, a woman-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned small business dedicated to providing quality training and resources on Stress Management. She is a Fellow and Board Member of the American Institute of Stress, the author of a several stress management books including The Art of Loving Life and has a private practice in Denver.

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Neil Shah is a leading international expert on Stress Management and Wellbeing. Neil is the Founder and Director of the Stress Management Society (www.stress.org.uk), one of the UK’s leading authorities on stress management and wellbeing issues. He is the BBC’s featured expert on Stress and also writes regularly for newspapers and magazines including The Guardian, Men’s Health, Top Sante and The Huffington Post. Neil is a qualified practitioner in Hypnotherapy and Counselling & Communication Skills and a licensed practitioner of NLP. Also the author of amazon number one best seller ‘NLP: A Practical Guide’ (Icon Books) and ‘The 10-Step Stress Solution’ (Random House).

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Stress is our body’s primitive, automatic response that prepares the body for ‘fight or flight’ and is an inevitable part of modern life. The Stress Management has adopted an engineer’s definition of stress: Force over Area equals Pressure. When a bridge is put under too much pressure it will eventually collapse. Before this happens, there will be warning signs such as bowling and buckling. The same principle can be applied to people. When a person’s bridge is starting to bow and buckle there are quick stress stoppers which can be highly effective in strengthening the bridge. Shallow breathing uses only 25-30 % of our lung capacity. Deep breathing allows us to take in more oxygen which benefits us by purifying blood, creating an upsurge in energy, and relaxing the body and mind. Breathing into the belly rather than into the chest also allows more oxygen intake and is our natural way of breathing. Self-massage is a quick and accessible way to release tension in the muscles, relieve stress and when done after exercise it prevents the buildup of lactic acid in the muscles which means you’ll feel better the day after, too. Visualizing success is an effective way to get through difficult and stressful situations. A simple arm extension exercise can demonstrate that most people perceive their limit to be smaller than their actual physical limit. After a visualization exercise people can normally stretch further than they thought they could before because they are in a more relaxed, positive state of mind and body. Biography Neil Shah is a leading international expert on Stress Management and Wellbeing. Neil is the Founder and Director of the Stress Management Society (www.stress.org.uk), one of the UK’s leading authorities on stress management and wellbeing issues. He is the BBC’s featured expert on Stress and also writes regularly for newspapers and magazines including The Guardian, Men’s Health, Top Sante and The Huffington Post. Neil is a qualified practitioner in Hypnotherapy and Counselling & Communication Skills and a licensed practitioner of NLP. Also the author of amazon number one best seller ‘NLP: A Practical Guide’ (Icon Books) and ‘The 10-Step Stress Solution’ (Random House).

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He is working in the Faculty of Medicine, Al-Baha University as Assistant Professor of Behavioural Sciences & Consultant of Clinical Psychology. He is interested in clinical and health psychology for adolescents and adults. He received Master of Science (MSc) in Abnormal and Clinical Psychology from Wales University (UK) & He obtained a Ph.D. in clinical health psychology from the University of Plymouth (UK). He had served as a Psychologist to Alamal Complex for Mental Health inpatient treatment teams, providing a broad range of behavioral health services to adult inpatients. Those services had included treatments for depression, phobias, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, Anxiety disorder, Schizophrenia, Bipolar disorder and addiction for four years (Psychiatry wards and addiction wards. He utilizes a variety of psychology intervention to treat patients including cognitive behavioral therapy and positive psychotherapy) with adults. He has experience of working in a variety of adult mental health services, from primary to tertiary care (e.g. Traumatic Brain Injuries TBI, Spinal Cord Injury SCI and Stroke CVA). As a clinician, He had a particular interest in Neuropsychological assessment and cognitive behavior therapy for depression and anxiety disorders. I joined the department of psychology as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (Health Psychology) at the University of Plymouth in southern England for two years. He is a chartered Psychologist from the British Psychological Society (BPS). He had an experience in teaching in evidence-based methods of assessing psychological disorders and training in clinical and health psychology.

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How perceived stress appears to be very important role entity in all students. The students of medicine experience very high stress during their undergraduate study. Hence the objective of this study was to evaluate general health condition and the perceived stress and also to examine the correlation between general health condition and perceived stress. This study included 185 male students from the second to the sixth year of the MBBS. In this study general health was assessed by using SF-36 health survey, student Perceived Stress was measured by Perceived Stress Scale. Statistical analysis indicated the general health condition of students was significantly correlated with how the students perceived the stress in particular with the following subscales of the SF-36 health survey: - Role Physical RP - General Health Perceptions GH - Vitality VT - Role Emotional RE - Mental Health MH

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Dr B Ramesh Babu has completed M.B.B.S from Mysore University and Post Graduate in Psychiatry from Jawaharlal Institute Of post graduate medical education and research(JIPMER), Pondicherry.which is a premier institute and a institute of national importance in government of India. Subsequently he worked in Humber Mental Health NHS Trust, Leeds Foundation NHS trust ,SEPT NHS Trust ,UK in various capacity.Currently working as Associate Professor of Psychiatry in Raichur Institute of Medical Sciences.I am also Heading the Department of Psychiatry and also providing Forensic Psychiatry services to the Excise and Prison inmates.My area of interest is in organic and rehabilitation Psychiatry.I am currently heading a rehabilitation project called ‘Manasa Kendra’ from Disability and Senior Citizen welfare Department. He had published and presented on more than 10 scientifically relevant topics in various Journals and also in television and Radio program. I am the serving member of Karnataka state Mental Health authority and a serving member of academic council of the Institute.

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Addressing the Mental health issues in human immune virus [HIV] infected patients is important due to prolonged survival rates following antiretro viral therapy (ART). In particular, studying the co morbid depression is assuming importance as growing bodies of evidence have suggested that chronic depression and stressful life events correlate with the viral loads, and CD4 counts in these patients; thus depression has a direct and an indirect influence on the treatment outcomes. Literature on this issue remains scant in the developing countries hence, we conducted a cross sectional study with an objective assessing the prevalence of depression in the patients with HIV infection. Becks Depression inventory (BDI) was administered to the HIV patients visiting ART Centre at Raichur institute of Medical Sciences, Raichur. Depression was classified based on the ratings. Depression in HIV may be due to several mechanisms. Brain structural neuro imaging studies in HIV patients have shown decreased volumes particularly the white matter in the frontal and the temporal lobes .Studies have also suggested that, ART results in premature cortical atrophy. Direct toxic effect of HIV virus on the nervous system and the immune system mediated damage of the neurons particularly by the monocyte activation may be other possible mechanism. In addition cytokines particularly IL6 is associated with the increased depression and stress in the HIV infected individual. Therefore it is important to address depression in HIV infected individuals as, depression is found to be one of the predictors of adherence to ART. Also future treatment guidelines should incorporate strategies to detect and treat depression in HIV patients as, depression has a prominent influence on the course of the illness. Future studies may be required to evaluate the3 benefits of prescribing anti-depressants to these patients.

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Christina Darviri is a Professor of Prevention and Health Promotion and since 2008, the Scientific Coordinator of the MSc entitle “The Science of Stress and Health Promotion” at the Medical School of the Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. She lectures on stress related nosology, lifestyle and stress, efficient stress management and the connection between stress and health promotion overall. She has been the principal investigator of many research projects focusing mainly on healthy longevity and how life style impacts stress.

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Lifestyle interventions for blood pressure (BP) treatment are characterized by a low adherence rate. Self-management is integral for BP treatment and involves the acquisition of new skills. Stress management and lifestyle change programs seem to have an additional effect in the development of self-management and BP control. This was a quasi-experimental design with a waitlist control group and was funded from EPANAD 2007-2013. The study comprised an 8-week stress management and lifestyle change program, including weekly sessions (stress management, dietary counseling and physical exercise). In the 8th week, qualitative data were recorded. All semi-structured interviews were transcribed, and coding derived from repeated themes. Post-intervention, 53.8% of the participants reported walking more than 8.000, steps/day (17.3% reported walking over 10.000, steps/day). According to the WHO, a mean of 10.000, steps/day is required for a healthy lifestyle. Regarding dietary habits, there was a significant increase in water and vegetable/fruit consumption (80.9% and 76.4%, respectively) and a significant reduction in sodium intake (80.9%). Approximately, 60.9% of the participants experienced significant improvement sleep quality. Relaxation breathing and progressive muscular relaxation were implemented by 80.1% of the sample. Approximately 43.6% of the participants mentioned positive thinking and anger management, and 35.3% reported better mood regulation and a sense of relaxation. Of the 19.5% of the participants who reported BP regulation/reduction, 10.8% devoted more time to themselves, and 9% managed to set goals. This non-pharmaceutical stress management and lifestyle change program resulted in significant benefits of the regulation of BP as well as for lifestyle change.

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Harry L Campbellhave worked in the biofeedback field since 1984. His experience is in providing biofeedback equipment for measuring EMG - muscle tension, skin temperature, respiration, heart rate - HRV, EEG - Neurofeedback - brain wave activity, and blood pressure for stress management, rehabilitation, physical therapy, performance enhancement, educational, and substance abuse applications. He also has experience in training health care professionals in the use of biofeedback equipment as well as working with patients and clients. He is currently seeing clients in the Bronx, New York.

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Biofeedback is a tool to help people see things that are normally not obvious to them. Biofeedback uses computerized technology to help you learn to control or manage your stress responses. Sensitive instruments are used to measure physical processes with the purpose of “feeding back” the information to an individual in order to control these processes. Clinical Applications: Anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, panic attack all are related to an over active autonomic nervous system. What is going on in the mind is affecting the body. The overactive nervous system also affects the mind. It can become a cycle that feeds upon itself. Part of what biofeedback does is gives you a way to quantify what the nervous system is doing and how what you teach your clients changes the state of the nervous system. It is much easier for a person to learn to change the state of their nervous system when they have sensitive information on how it is reacting or responding. With these stress disorders we commonly use skin temperature, skin conductance (sweat), heart rate/heart rate variability, and respiration biofeedback. Chronic pain including headaches, neck pain, and back pain are often related to excess, chronic muscular contraction. This is why muscle relaxant medications are often prescribed for pain. Clients suffering from chronic pain are often unaware that they are contracting muscles as much as they are. EMG biofeedback can be used to quickly show a person an exact measurement of their level of muscle contraction. They can then learn to release the tension through this feedback combined with techniques such as progressive muscle relaxation. Some stress disorders are conditions that involve interrupted patterns in brain activity. EEG Biofeedback or Neurofeedback detects and gives feedback on the amplitude of the various electrical frequencies including Delta, Theta, Alpha, and Beta as well as other measures like coherence. This can help the brain to regulate and return to a more normal pattern usually improving symptoms.

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Dr. Sabban is investigating the mechanisms that regulate neurotransmitters. Long-term abnormalities in catecholamine neurotransmission are involved in a number of prevalent diseases such as stress, cardiovascular disorders, Parkinson’s disease and depression. She is also studying animal models for post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Considerable clinical and preclinical data delineate key roles played by endogenous neuropeptides in mediating the responses to stress and managing the consequences. Among the most important are corticotrophin releasing hormone (CRH), neuropeptide Y (NPY) and pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide (PACAP). This symposium will discuss their involvement in mediating the responses to stress and how modulation of their expression, or their modulation by selective pharmacological agents, are being used to design new methodologies to reduce harmful effects of stress. CRH: CRHin the hypothalamus initiates the activation of the HPA axis with stress by stimulating the release of ACTH from the pituitary and subsequently cortisol from the adrenal. In addition,CRH actions in extra hypothalamic regions mediate behavioral, cognitive and autonomic responses to stress. Increased CRH is associated with promotion of anxiety and fear-related behaviors. A growing body of literature suggests that stress-related disorders, such as PTSD, are associated with chronically increased activity of CRH circuits and that antagonists of the CRH receptor 1 (CRHR1) may have therapeutic utility in stress-related disorders. The major noradrenergic center of the brain, the locus coeruleus, key to mediating arousal, memory acquisition, attention and vigilance in response to stress,is an important target for CRH from hypothalamic and extra hypothalamic sources. Dr. Rita Valentino, Children’s Hospital Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania, will discuss role of the CRH system with stress with specific focus on its regulation of the noradrenergic system in the brain and sex differences. NPY: NPY is one of the most abundant and widely distributed neuropeptides in the mammalian brain.It has diverse functions in CNS and periphery including regulation of feeding behavior, blood pressure, circadian rhythm, reproductive behavior, pain as well as behavioral responses to stress.The NPYergic system plays a critical role in resilience or recovery from harmful effects of stress. In soldiers or in trauma exposed veterans increased plasma NPY levels are associated with positive coping mechanisms. Significantly lower plasma and CSF concentrations of NPY were found in individuals with combat-related PTSD. Moreover, decreased NPY levels in CSF and plasma are also observed in depressed patients. Genetic studies in humans and rodents indicate that lower NPY levels are associated with more anxiety and higher reactivity to emotional and stressful challenges. Dr. Esther Sabban, New York Medical College, will discuss the relationship of neuropeptide Y in the brain to protection from harmful effects of stress and potential ofrapid passage of NPY into the brain by intranasal infusion to attenuate development or manifestation of PTSD and other comorbid impairments with traumatic stress PACAP: PACAP is a pleiotropic neuropeptide that is an integral regulator in neuroendocrine stress circuits and stress response pathways.Mutations in the gene encoding the PACAP type 1 receptor are associated with PTSD infemale patients. Dr. Lee Eiden, NIMH, will discuss the importance of PACAP as a regulator of stress and report insights from animals unableto express PACAP.

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Graham is one of the original Float On founders. Due to ongoing insomnia growing up, his first experience with (limited) sensory deprivation was laying in bed waiting for hours to fall asleep. He has a degree in Experimental Psychology and a graduate certificate in Theater. He served on the board of the Float Tank Association, has taught donation based small business workshops for two years, and received an unofficial 4th place in the Musketeer category at the World Beard and Mustache Competition in Norway. Graham does consulting and training with Float Tank Solutions and divides time between helping new centers start-up and helping existing centers deal with unpredictable, often salty, catastrophes.

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Our world is filled with hustle and bustle. People race around from meeting to meeting, driving through traffic surrounded by blinking advertisements, all while their phone is buzzing and sending them messages. After a day full of stimulation, our idea of relaxation is to sit down and watch a movie, another stimulus packed experience. Modern people no longer set aside time to just do nothing, but doing nothing could be one of the best things you can do. Our bodies and brains are often equipped to handle the stresses of a busy life, but periods of stress need to be balanced with periods of recuperation. Taking time to do nothing can give your body a chance to work on this recuperation. Graham Talley and Ashkahn Jahromi run a floatation tank business in Portland, OR. Float tanks (previously known as Sensory Deprivation Tanks) consist of big tubs that hold 10” of water with 850 lbs of Epsom salt mixed into it, creating a solution that is so dense that you can float right on top of the water. The water is set to skin temperature, making it feel like you’re floating in nothing at all, and the tanks are completely soundproof and completely dark. No light, no sound, no sense of touch, and almost no gravity. The ultimate nothing machine.

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Graham does consulting and training with Float Tank Solutions and divides time between helping new centers start-up and helping existing centers deal with unpredictable, often salty, catastrophes. Ashkahn Jahromi served as host and MC for the 2015 Float Conference. In preparation, he’s spent the last year high up in the Himalayan mountains, training with Tibetan monks to perfect saying “Now put your hands together for…” As one of the owners of Float On here in Portland, Oregon, Ashkahn has amassed a huge body of knowledge on float tanks, the operation of a float center, and float tank sanitation and regulations. Ashkahn presented with Graham Talley about the business philosophy that Float On practices, and speaking at the Float Center Workshop, a crash course in building and running a float center.

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Our world is filled with hustle and bustle. People race around from meeting to meeting, driving through traffic surrounded by blinking advertisements, all while their phone is buzzing and sending them messages. After a day full of stimulation, our idea of relaxation is to sit down and watch a movie, another stimulus packed experience. Modern people no longer set aside time to just do nothing, but doing nothing could be one of the best things you can do. Our bodies and brains are often equipped to handle the stresses of a busy life, but periods of stress need to be balanced with periods of recuperation. Taking time to do nothing can give your body a chance to work on this recuperation. Graham Talley and Ashkahn Jahromi run a floatation tank business in Portland, OR. Float tanks (previously known as Sensory Deprivation Tanks) consist of big tubs that hold 10” of water with 850 lbs of Epsom salt mixed into it, creating a solution that is so dense that you can float right on top of the water. The water is set to skin temperature, making it feel like you’re floating in nothing at all, and the tanks are completely soundproof and completely dark. No light, no sound, no sense of touch, and almost no gravity. The ultimate nothing machine.

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Indradeep kaur worked in The University of Delhi is the premier university of the country and is known for its high standards in teaching and research and attracts eminent scholars to its faculty. She was worked on Stress management through chanting mantra, and it is a teaching and residential university by an Act of the then Central Legislative Assembly. The President of India is the Visitor, the Vice President is the Chancellor and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India is the Pro-Chancellor of the University.

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FOCUS: The workshop will focus on defining broad categories of stress, the health hazards related to stressful life style and various ways to fight stress in day- today life. While appreciating several methods such as yoga, music, exercise and others to fight stress, the presentation will lay emphasis on meditation. It will make the participants aware of the age-old art of meditation, as practised by yogis and saints in Indian culture. In ancient scriptures, chanting of mantra has been appreciated for rejuvenation of body, mind and soul. There are many benefits derived out of japa or recitation of mantra which, if imbibed in one’s daily routine, increase the quality of life. The participants will be briefly exposed to Indian rituals based on primary mantra ----AUM. While citing the reason of calling AUM as ‘seed’ mantra, the meaning and pronunciation of AUM, participants will be made familiar with the method of chanting AUM which is tied to a particular breathing pattern. A short video will be played to make the participants ‘tune in’ their systems for the practical session that follows the presentation. The practical: Effort will be made to teach participants to achieve coordination between various points in human body which get energized while chanting AUM. Warming Up: It begins with pranayama Chanting: The participants will be taught to regulate their breathing while chanting the mantra. They will be taught to enter into meditation through chanting and to relax and de-stress. To come out of this meditative state they will perform shava-asana. Open House/Interactive Session: The queries will be taken up based on what all the workshop has offered plus any other method linked with meditation for example use of hasta yoga. The participants would be given feedback forms for up gradation.A significant aspect would be follow-up of the workshop. The participants will be mailed a questionnaire. They are expected to practice Chanting for about a month when they go back home and then fill up the questionnaire. This would enable them to know if they have successfully managed stress. My personal request is that if any arrangement can be made where the heartbeat of the participants can be monitored and the ECG be recorded while they meditate.

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Anastasia Giannaki is a Professor of Linguistics Department of Linguistics and the College, University of Chicago, Co-Director of Center for Gesture, Sign and Language, University of Chicago. She is an Associate member of Bilingualism Research Lab. University of Illinois at Chicago. She has been the Visiting professor, Institut Jean Nicod, Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France. Research interest is on Variation in meaning and variation across languages, Processing of semantics and pragmatics, Sign languages, home sign, Bilingualism, Greek syntax-semantics

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Purpose: This randomized trial involves the implementation of an individual stress reduce program to bereaved individuals. The goal was the study of the impact of an 8 session program (Healthy Lifestyle, Diaphragmatic/ abdominal Breathing, Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Cognitive Restructuring, Guided Visualization and Emotional Freedom Technique) in the mental health of those individuals and the descriptive epidemiology of their lifestyle. Materials and methods: The randomized sample was divided into two groups; the intervention group (N=30) that implemented stress management scientific techniques, and the control group (N=30) that only had phone contact. The self-reference questionnaires measured stress, perceived stress, anxiety, depression, health locus of control, spirituality, bereavement and the lifestyle of the bereaved individuals. Results: The statistical analysis showed that the stress management program followed by the intervention group managed to substantially change the overall stress, in the health locus of control, stress symptoms, perceived stress, anxiety, depression and bereavement with a particularly high Effect size r >0.7. Conclusion: The stress management program constitutes a comprehensive –from a scientific and research point of view- therapeutic model that should be integrated in bereavement management programs. Any future studies should extend these preliminary results, by using a bigger sample and including biomarkers. and the control group (N=30) that only had phone contact. The self-reference questionnaires measured stress, perceived stress, anxiety, depression, and health locus of control, spirituality, bereavement and the lifestyle of the bereaved individuals. The statistical analysis showed that the stress management program followed by the intervention group managed to substantially change the overall stress, in the health locus of control, stress symptoms, perceived stress, anxiety, depression and bereavement with a particularly high Effect size r>0.7. The stress management program constitutes a comprehensive from a scientific and research point of view- therapeutic model that should be integrated in bereavement management programs. Any future studies should extend these preliminary results, by using a bigger sample and including biomarkers.

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Christina Darviri is a Professor of Prevention and Health Promotion and since 2008, the Scientific Coordinator of the MSc entitle “The Science of Stress and Health Promotion” at the Medical School of the Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. She lectures on stress related nosology, lifestyle and stress, efficient stress management and the connection between stress and health promotion overall. She has been the principal investigator of many research projects focusing mainly on healthy longevity and how life style impacts stress.

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Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) may signify the emergence of future neurodegenerative disease and dementia. Early detection of MCI might allow taking preventive measures and delay disease progression. Research on preventive measures for dementia is still in its infancy. As such, the primary aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of a newly introduced program on cognitive function of patients with MCI. Samples of 36 patients with MCI were randomized to receive a 8-week intervention vs. usual care. The program called \"Pythagorean Self-awareness for Stress Management, Memory Improvement and Sense of Well-being\" was based on Pythagorean philosophy. This was an individually practiced, mental process (twice per day) which entailed three stages: sequential recall of daily events, primary contemplation on thoughts and emotions related to each event and the critical appraisal of the individual\'s attitude. Measurements of cognitive function, stress, depression, anxiety and self-efficacy were performed using standardized questionnaires. Global cognitive function (Mini-Mental Status Examination test), memory (Five Word test), processing speed (Symbol Digit Modality test) and visuospatial memory (Brief Visuospatial Memory test) significantly improved in the intervention group compared to the control group (p<0.05). The effect sizes were large (effect size r>0.5). Significant improvements were also revealed for depression, stress, anxiety and self-efficacy (p<0.05, effect sizes >0.5). This study suggests that this program could enhance cognition and improve affect and self-efficacy in MCI patients. Future research should be performed to confirm these results and hopefully provide a novel non pharmacologic prevention tool in dementia.

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He started working as a Medical Officer at Mental Health Center, Civil Hospital, and Ahmedabad with the Government of Gujarat. An important part of his duty is to facilitate the optimal functioning of National and State level Health Programs, especially the National Mental Health Program. He had the privilege to be a part of the campaign for eradication of Polio; He served as a monitor to oversee the implementation of the program in my city He has been volunteering for International Association for Human Values since my College years IAHV offers programs to reduce stress and develop leaders so that human values can flourish in people and communities.

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Stress is one of the major problems in modern times which we face every second. As a result several ways of coping up with stress are evolved. We here describe the study of effects of one such popular non pharmacological measure, “Yoga” on the mental health of its practitioners. Both, the subjective and physiological parameters were considering while evaluating the impact of Yoga, present effects of non-pharmacological measures on mental health for stress management, more interestingly which is practically available for every one of us and basically, free of cost. Famed under the name “YOGA”, we studied its effect on every systems like cardiovascular system, respiratory system, muscular-skeletal system and there on. We have observed and analyzed the quantitative and qualitative effects on a number of subjects. The effects of Yoga in sports chronic/terminal illness and mental health were checked for. Qualitative Assessment of mental health was done using The General Health Questionnaire GHQ-28 (28-48), Hamilton Anxiety and Depression scales Qualitative effects were assessed on the basis of various physiological parameters. We had recruited 500 people who continuously practiced “YOGA” for 3 months the mental health indicators where co related with various socio-demographic parameters like Work stress, family size, lifestyle, chronic illnesses, reasons for opting “Yoga” Etc. and were tested for any statistically significant associations. To find out the effects of yoga, study subjects were reassessed 3 months after initiation of Yoga using the same tools as in the beginning. We noted positive impact of Yoga in several fields like learning abilities, concentration, improvement of BMI, waist-hip ratios, blood pressure (the prevalence of hypertension has decreased statistically from 7 - 4.8%), a relative decrease in psychiatric morbidity rates (on the basis of GHQ-28, HAM 1, HAM 2 were 32.6%, 26.2% and 56.6% at the beginning of study which decreased to 19.2%, 11.6% and 39.2% respectively), the improvement in the scores were statistically significant, and we concluded that Yoga intervention can lead to significant overall improvement in mental health. The age group deriving the maximal benefit was 28-37 years. The improvement was more in males (18.3%) as compared to females (4.1%). Improvement in blood pressure was distinctly significant as compared to BMI and WHR. Yoga did not alter the normotensive blood pressure but it decreased the blood pressure in hypertensive group, therefore yoga has a tendency to keep blood pressure within normal range. Improvement in mental health score is significant in hypertensive group as compared to normotensive therefore reduction in blood pressure may also be secondary to reduction in stress.

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Mette Mouritsen has been working as MD for 25 years. The last 14 years she had a traditional public, medical clinic in general medicine, every day meeting frustrated people with symptoms, diseases and existential problems. She started to train Mindfulness in 2006 and this brought me further on to a 4 years psychotherapeutic study in integral psychotherapy, it brought her so much insight and valuable tools. A kind of a self-healing process, she started to facilitate groups with my clients after daily work. The primary “tool she used in the groups was mindfulness, to bring relaxation, calmness, and focus, and then she just kept an openhearted space in the room together with the other group members.Now her primary work is with people with stress, individual and in groups. Stress is a wonderful word, it opens doors to discover, whatever may trigger the stress reaction in the body-mind. She uses her knowledge as a doctor, mindfulness instructor and psychotherapist. It really brings the possibility to integrate the aspects of the body-mind and spirit.

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This lecture in dialogue will remind you about the cause of the physical response to inner and outer stressors, and describe the stress reaction in the body-mind. Then you will be introduced to the benefits of mindfulness in initiating the relaxation response and strengthening awareness, and by this regaining the capability to focus with clarity. You will be introduced briefly to other methods to balance stress such as movement medicine and mindfulness in group sessions. The latter is a short cut, because in addition it may handle such difficult feelings as guilt and shame and give the possibility to train new acquired skills in a safe context. Then it may create a new network as a future engagement and support.

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Mariyah Hussain is working in Houston Psychiatry Health Care, USA. Her research interest is focuses on Psychiatric disorders aand common among medical inpatient settings and management of psychiatric disorders can be challenging in this setting. Integrated models of care (IMCs) combining psychiatric and medical specialties within a single service may improve psychiatric and medical outcomes, although evidence for IMCs in medical inpatient settings has not been well described.

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Over the past two decades, opioid medication abuse among the U.S. population has expanded to a scourge extent. While the U.S. only accommodates 4% of the world's population, Americans consume 86% of the world's opioids, 99% of the worldwide hydrocodone supply, and 66% of the world's illegal drugs. Results of the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) showed that a predicted 22.6 million people aged 12 or older were current or past month illicit drug users. Nearly 7 million among these used marijuana and 5.1 million used painkillers. Only 17.3% of users of non­‐therapeutic opioids indicated that they received the drugs through a prescription from a physician. The widely growing use of therapeutic opioids shows hydrocodone topping all prescriptions with 136.7 million prescriptions in 2011.with all narcotic analgesics reaching more than 238 million prescriptions. Opioid analgesics are now accountable for a higher mortality rate than suicide and motor vehicle accidents. The majority deaths (60%) occur in patients who received prescriptions based on prescribing guidelines by medical boards, whether small or higher doses of morphine. In comparison, 40% of deaths occur in individuals abusing the drugs obtained through illegal means. The objective of this article is to review the available evidence concerning misuse and differentiate a legitimate user from a drug­‐seeking addict. We would also discuss various aspects of drug abuse in clinical practice, mainly dealing with these patients in Emergency and Psychiatric settings.

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Asif Khan is working in Avalon University School of Medicine, USA. His research focuses on Neuropsychiatric ramifications following traumatic brain injury. Avalon University's MD is a North American curriculum based medical program and its graduates are geared for a career in... For U.S. and Canadian medical licensure. Present his is working as undergraduate Supervisor university of Cambridge Department of Engineering United Kingdom Cambridge

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Brain injury is one of the most common forms of injuries inflicted by trauma. The traumatic brain injury (TBI) is most common in three age groups namely children, older adolescents and elderly. In all the age groups, the males are predominantly affected more than females. TBI is the leading cause of disability and mortality among the children. There are two types of TBI, primary and secondary. Primary TBI occurs as a direct result of the trauma while secondary TBI manifests as a complication of the primary injury that resulted from trauma. The most common etiological factors for TBI are falls, road traffic accidents (RTAs), violent physical assaults as well as injuries associated with athletic activities. The presentation of TBI may range from mild TBI, in the form of concussion, to severe TBI, which may be associated with loss of consciousness for an extended period of time as well as irreversible neuronal injury. The irreversible neuronal injury results in permanent physical or mental disability. TBI lead to increased burden on health care due to increased emergency department visits, increased hospital admissions, and increased mortality rates. TBI also may lead to many complications. Most common short-term complications are problems with cognition, sensory processing, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), seizures as well as cranial nerve injuries. While the long-term complications can be Alzheimer’s disease, seizures and dementia. TBI may also be associated with psychiatric disorders e.g. anxiety, depression, PTSD and affective disorders. This paper will further review the neuropsychiatric symptoms as it could serve a huge role in developing better understanding of patient experiences regarding its symptoms and presentation. Similarly, it will also provide important evidence to clinicians for development of better practices in this area.