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Psychosocial Factors and Behavioral Medicine Interventions in Asthma
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Ritz, Thomas; Meuret, Alicia E.; Trueba, Ana F.; Fritzsche, Anja; von Leupoldt, Andreas – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2013
Objective: This review examines the evidence for psychosocial influences in asthma and behavioral medicine approaches to its treatment. Method: We conducted a systematic review of the literature on psychosocial influences and the evidence for behavioral interventions in asthma with a focus on research in the past 10 years and clinical trials.…
Descriptors: Prevention, Health Behavior, Smoking, Intervention
Biofeedback-Based Behavioral Treatment for Chronic Tinnitus: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
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Weise, Cornelia; Heinecke, Kristin; Rief, Winfried – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2008
Many tinnitus sufferers believe that their tinnitus has an organic basis and thus seek medical rather than psychological treatments. Tinnitus has been found to be associated with negative appraisal, dysfunctional attention shift, and heightened psychophysiological arousal, so cognitive-behavioral interventions and biofeedback are commonly…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Behavior Modification, Patients
Biofeedback and Relaxation Training for Chronic Headache: A Controlled Comparison of Booster Treatment and Regular Contacts for Long-Term Maintenance.
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Andrasik, Frank; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1984
Compared the effectiveness of booster treatments and regular contact for enhancing maintenance in headache patients previously treated by biofeedback and relaxation. Diary records and patient interviews showed no major differences between the conditions, suggesting that regular contact may be an efficient procedure for maintaining treatment gains.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Biofeedback, Counselor Client Relationship, Followup Studies
Behavioral Concepts in the Analysis of Chronic Pain Syndromes.
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Keefe, Francis J.; Gil, Karen M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1986
Reviews behavioral and psychological concepts currently applied to the assessment and treatment of chronic pain syndromes, including operant conditioning and psychophysiologic concepts such as the stress-pain hypothesis, the pain-muscle spasm-pain cycle, and the neuromuscular pain model. Discusses relaxation and biofeedback training and concepts…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Patterns, Biofeedback, Cognitive Psychology
Recurrent Vascular Headache: Home-Based Behavioral Treatment versus Abortive Pharmacological Treatment.
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Holroyd, Kenneth A.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1988
Compared the effectiveness of a home-based behavioral intervention (relaxation and thermal biofeedback training) with an abortive pharmacological intervention (with compliance training) for treating recurrent migraine and migraine/tension headaches. Both interventions yielded reductions in headache activity, psychosomatic symptoms, and daily life…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Biofeedback, Cardiovascular System, Drug Therapy
Enhancing the Effectiveness of Relaxation--Thermal Biofeedback Training with Propranolol Hydrochloride.
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Holroyd, Kenneth A.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1995
Evaluated the ability of propranolol hydrochloride to enhance results achieved with relaxation-biofeedback training. Results suggest that concomitant propranolol therapy (CPT) significantly enhanced the effectiveness of relaxation-biofeedback training. CPT also yielded larger reductions in analgesic use and greater improvements in quality-of-life…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Biofeedback, Comparative Testing, Conditioning