Thirty-nine academics, researchers, and practitioners from the U.S., Canada, and the Netherlands contribute 26 chapters reviewing effective stress management techniques and their applications for treating psychological problems and enhancing physical health and performance. The text opens with an examination of conceptual foundations and description of basic mechanisms of stress and relaxation, followed by coverage of the full range of methods, including progressive relaxation, hypnosis, biofeedback, meditation, cognitive methods, and other therapies. All chapters from the previous edition have been rewritten, and new chapters added on the psychology and psychophysiology of stress, breathing retraining, performance enhancement, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, Qigong, mindfulness meditation, and neurofeedback. Designed as a resource text for a wide range of health care practitioners, and for use in graduate-level courses in stress management, behavioral medicine, social work in health care, and related areas. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)