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Stress management: Helping patients to find effective coping strategies

Denise Rizzolo, PA-C, PhD, Mona Sedrak, PA-C, PhD

September 01, 2010

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Stress management: Helping patients to find effective coping strategies

CONCLUSION  

In today's fast-paced society, stress is unavoidable. Financial worries, job loss, arguments or strained relationships, traffic, personal disappointments, and even inclement weather occur every day, and these stressors may have a profound impact especially if the person is exposed to several stressors simultaneously. The end result of chronic stress is exhaustion, which can make patients susceptible to any of the disease states discussed above. Clinicians are not immune to the effects of stress either. Clinicians need to work with their patients to find the stress management strategy that will provide the most effective help in dealing with the fast paced, ever-changing environments in which we live. The hope is that the end result will be the prevention of illness and disease. JAAPA 

Denise Rizzolo is a physician assistant at the Care Station in Springfield, New Jersey. She is also an assistant professor in the physician assistant program at Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey. Mona Sedrak is an associate professor and program director in the physician assistant program at Seton Hall University. They have indicated no relationships to disclose relating to the content of this article. 

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