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Biofeedback, Third Edition A Practitioner's Guide

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ISBN-10: 1593852339

ISBN-13: 9781593852337

Edition: 3rd 2003

Authors: Mark S. Schwartz, Frank Andrasik

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The definitive text in the field, this comprehensive volume provides state-of-the-science coverage of biofeedback research, applications, clinical procedures, and biomedical instrumentation. With contributions from leading experts, the volume offers a unique combination of practical know-how and scholarly expertise. A wealth of information is presented in an accessible, streamlined style, including helpful glossaries throughout. Featured are detailed protocols for helping patients cultivate lower physiological arousal and for addressing an array of specific clinical problems: headaches, temporomandibular disorders, Raynaud's disease, essential hypertension, neuromuscular problems,…    
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Book details

List price: $65.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Publication date: 6/20/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 930
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 3.542
Language: English

Mark S. Schwartz, PhD, is on the Mayo Clinic Emeritus Staff; has a private practice in Jacksonville, Florida; and is Adjunct Professor at the University of North Florida. Frank Andrasik, PhD, is Senior Research Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition and Professor of Psychology at the University of West Florida.

History, Entering, and Definitions
A Historical Perspective on the Field of Biofeedback and Applied Psychophysiology
Entering the Field and Assuring Competence
Definitions of Biofeedback and Applied Psychophysiology
Instrumentation
A Primer of Biofeedback Instrumentation
A Primer of Electroencephalographic Instrumentation
Office Assessment and Compliance
Intake Decisions and Preparation of Patients for Therapy
Psychophysiological Assessment and Biofeedback Baselines: A Primer
Compliance
Cultivating Lower Arousal
Dietary Considerations: Rationale, Issues, Substances, Evaluation, and Patient Education
The Respiratory System in Applied Psychophysiology
Resonant Frequency Heart Rate Biofeedback
Problems with Relaxation and Biofeedback-Assisted Relaxation, and Guidelines for Management
The Use of Audiotapes for Patient Education and Relaxation
Disorders Needing Lower Tension and Arousal
Headache
Temporomandibular Disorders
Raynaud's Disease and Raynaud's Phenomenon
Biobehavioral Treatment of Essential Hypertension
Electroencephalographic Biofeedback Applications
Neurofeedback for the Management of Attention Deficit Disorders
Clinical Applications of Electroencephalographic Biofeedback
Biofeedback of Slow Cortical Potentials in Epilepsy
The Thought Translation Device: Slow Cortical Potential Biofeedback for Verbal Communication in Paralyzed Patients
Neuromuscular Applications
Biofeedback in Neuromuscular Reeducation and Gait Training
Biofeedback-Assisted Musculoskeletal Therapy and Neuromuscular Reeducation
Psychophysiology for Performing Artists
Sport Psychology Applications of Biofeedback and Neurofeedback
Elimination Disorders
Urinary Incontinence: Evaluation and Biofeedback Treatment
Fecal Incontinence
The Use of Biofeedback for Pelvic Floor Disorders Associated with a Failure to Relax
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Pediatric Applications
Pediatric Headache
Pediatric Applications Other Than Headache
Other Applications
Diabetes Mellitus
Tinnitus: Nothing Is as Loud as a Sound You Are Trying Not to Hear
Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Treating Special Populations
Professional Issues
The Application of Ethics and Law in Daily Practice
Other Professional Topics and Issues
Evaluating Research in Clinical Biofeedback
Frontier
The Frontier and Further Forward
Index