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Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine
The Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital teaches patients ways to counteract stress and build resiliency by eliciting the relaxation response.
Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine
151 Merrimac Street, 4th Floor
Boston,
MA
02114
Phone: 617-643-6090
Fax: 617-643-6077
Email: mindbody@partners.org
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The Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine (BHI) at Massachusetts General Hospital is dedicated integrating the field of mind body medicine into Massachusetts General Hospital’s clinical care, research and training programs. As a thematic center, BHI scientists engage in biomedical research to treat and prevent stress-related illnesses.
We accomplish these objectives of integrated health care by:
- Documenting and furthering the understanding of Mind Body Medicine through research
- Providing treatment that reduces the physical and emotional impact of stress
- Training health care professionals, medical students, post-doctoral fellows, and educators
BHI clinicians serve as a resource in the areas of mind body and integrative medicine and are available to all the departments and divisions of the hospital, as well as to the community.
Our Mission
The mission of BHI is to fully integrate mind body medicine into mainstream healthcare at Mass General, as well as throughout the country and the world, by means of rigorous, evidence-based research and clinical application of this work.
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Pioneering Psychiatry Research
The integration of patient care and clinical research has been a hallmark of the Department of Psychiatry for more than 30 years. Today, the department has the largest clinical research program in the hospital, with studies at the forefront of neuroscience, molecular biology and genetics.