Stress in Working Life

"The stress management intervention is based on cognitive behavioral therapy and aims to change the way patients perceive and cope with stressful situations at work.~It is group sessions over 3 months with approximately 9 participants. Participants meet 9 times (once a week the first 3 weeks and once every second week the last 5 times) and for a follow-up session 3 months after the intervention has ended. Each session lasts for 3 hours and is led by a trained psychologist. The participants perform tasks at home between the sessions. In the first session the rationale behind the intervention is introduced. In session 2 and 3 the patients work with enhancing self-regulation. In session 4 and 5 the focus is on modifying intermediate beliefs. In session 6 the focus is on improving interaction. Session 7 and 8 focuses on consolidation of learning and strategies to prevent relapse, and session 9 is a follow-up session 3 months after the intervention has ended."