Americans increasingly are becoming disillusioned with traditional medical treatment and are seeking relief in complementary or alternative medicine (CAM) treatments for chronic physical or mental health problems. Biofeedback is a CAM approach that has important implications for holistic psychiatric nursing pra...
Health changes in a biofeedback and stress management program 1. Examined the effectiveness of a 10-wk biofeedback and stress-management course for improving physical and mental health. Physician visits, physical and mental health change, and symptom change were determined for 149 Ss (mean age 30.6...
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My research into how the military uses biofeedback to increase soldiers’ mental toughness led me to theNational Center for Telehealth and Technology(or T2), a division within the Department of Defense that researches the psychological health of military personnel. T2 has...
LPC is a subdoctoral licensure for mental health professionals. The exact title varies from state to state and LPCs are not psychologists. The LPC licensure provides for master's level professionals to set up an independent practice, not as psychologists but as LPCs. ...
Guided by a biofeedback therapist, a person can learn to lower blood pressure through relaxation techniques and mental exercises. When successful, the feedback signals reflect this accomplishment. This acts as affirmation and encouragement for continued efforts. ...
In this study, we examined the efficacy of heart rate variability (HRV)-biofeedback on stress and stress-related mental health problems in women. Furthermore, we examined whether the efficacy differed between pregnant and non-pregnant women. Fifty women (20 pregnant, 30 non-pregnant; mean age ...
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Biofeedback is a process that enables an individual to learn how to change physiological activity for the purposes of improving health and performance. Precise non-invasive instruments measure physiological activity such as brainwaves, heart function, heart variability, breathing, muscle activity, and skin...
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