The relaxation response: our current guide
What this page said
The biography described Benson as a graduate of Wesleyan University and Harvard Medical School, the author or co-author of more than 180 scientific publications and eleven books, and a pioneer in bringing spirituality and healing into medicine. It said more than five million copies of his books had been printed in many languages.
It listed the books by year, starting with The Relaxation Response in 1975 and The Mind/Body Effect in 1979 and ending with a guide to lowering blood pressure in 2006. It described his research as spanning the laboratory, the clinic and field expeditions in Asia, and as a bridge between medicine and religion, East and West.
Key points from the original
- Eleven books are listed, from 1975 to 2006.
- More than five million copies in print, according to the page.
- Research included laboratory, clinical and field studies.