[Psychotherapy and relaxation techniques]

Relaxation is a situation in which there is a dynamic balance of the neurovegetative and mental activities. It can be reached through the practice of definitive and suitable techniques which can also be used in psychiatric therapy. The paper lists some of the most common relaxation technique, giving their specific characteristics and eventual relationships with psychotherapies. The latter are in fact classified according to the implicit or active use of relaxation; on the contrary, those psychotherapies known to cause anxiety are also listed. Lastly, some observation are made regarding the opportunity of including a prescription for a relaxation technique during a course of psychodynamic psychotherapy.