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  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Mind-Body Medicine

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  • Prolonged psychological stress is a significant public health concern linked to various illnesses.
  • There is a growing need for effective public interventions to manage stress and promote mental health.
  • The Relaxation-Response-based Mental Health Promotion (RR-MHP) program was developed to address these needs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the health effects of the novel RR-MHP program, also known as "Open and Calm" (OC).
  • To assess the program's impact on perceived stress, depressive symptoms, quality of life, and other health outcomes.
  • To determine the sustainability of the program's effects and identify influencing factors.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized controlled trial involving 72 participants experiencing prolonged stress.
  • Participants were assigned to either the "Open and Calm" (OC) program (individual or group format) or treatment as usual.
  • The nine-week OC program trained relaxed attention and non-intervening awareness; outcomes included self-reported measures, salivary cortisol, and visual perception, with genetic factors controlled.

Main Results:

  • Intent-to-treat analyses revealed significantly greater improvements in the OC group across all measured outcomes compared to controls.
  • Self-reported treatment effects were sustained at 3-month follow-up.
  • The dropout rate was low at only 6%, indicating good participant adherence and program acceptance.

Conclusions:

  • The standardized "Open and Calm" program effectively reduced stress and enhanced mental health for at least three months.
  • The findings support the potential of the OC program for public mental health promotion and mitigating stress-related illnesses.
  • Further research and larger-scale implementation of the OC program are warranted.