title: [Sofrology].
abstract: In this article, the authors shall place emphasis on stress among nursing professionals and on its psycho-physical consequences. The authors will describe the different focuses which are currently recommended to prevent and treat stress and they will explain how the sofrology techniques are a good alternative in the treatment of stress from the physical, cognitive, emotional and behavioral perspectives. The authors conclude by proposing the sofrologic method as a discipline which may be practiced by both nursing professional and their patients. In both groups, the effectiveness of this method in the prevention and treatment of stress has been demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Internacional de Sofrología caycediana en Barcelona.
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Caycedo
authors.forename: Núria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Carsí Costas
authors.forename: Koen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Van Rangelrooy
mesh_terms: D000529:Complementary Therapies; D006801:Humans; D009729:Nursing; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D012119:Respiration; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000628:therapy*