Main description:

This comprehensive volume is widely regarded as the definitive practitioner resource and text in the field of biofeedback and applied psychophysiology. Leading experts cover basic concepts, assessment, instrumentation, clinical procedures, and professional issues. Chapters describe how traditional and cutting-edge methods are applied in treatment of a wide range of disorders, including headaches, temporomandibular disorders, essential hypertension, pelvic floor disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, tinnitus, and others. Applications for optimizing physical performance among artists and athletes are also reviewed. A wealth of information and empirical research is presented in an accessible style, including helpful glossaries.

New to This Edition
*Incorporates significant technological developments and new research areas.
*Expanded focus on specialized applications, such as electroencephalographic (EEG) biofeedback/neurofeedback and heart rate variability biofeedback.
*Chapters on surface electromyography, quantitative EEG, and consumer products.
*Chapters on cognitive-behavioral therapy and relaxation training.
*Chapters on additional clinical problems: anxiety disorders, asthma, work-related pain, traumatic brain injury, autism spectrum disorders, and substance use disorders.

Contents:

I. Orientation to Biofeedback
1. The History and Definitions of Biofeedback and Applied Psychophysiology, Mark S. Schwartz, Thomas F. Collura, Joe Kamiya, & Nancy M. Schwartz
2. Entering the Field and Assuring Competence, Fredric Shaffer & Mark S. Schwartz
II. Instrumentation
3. A Primer of Traditional Biofeedback Instrumentation, C.J. Peek
4. Advanced Topics in Surface Electromyography: Instrumentation and Applications, Jeffrey E. Bolek, Ronald L. Rosenthal, & Richard A. Sherman
5. Cardiorespiratory Measurement and Assessment in Applied Psychophysiology, Richard N. Gevirtz, Mark S. Schwartz, & Paul M. Lehrer
6. Electroencephalographic Measures and Biofeedback: A Primer, Nicola Neumann, Ute Strehl, Niels Birbaumer, & Boris Kotchoubey
7. Quantitative Electroencephalography and Electroencephalographic Biofeedback/Neurofeedback, Robert W. Thatcher
8. Introduction to Psychophysiological Assessment and Biofeedback Baselines, John G. Arena & Mark S.Schwartz
9. Consumer- and Home-Based Biofeedback, Mark S. Schwartz & Frank Andrasik
III. Adjunctive/Complementary Interventions
10. Dietary Considerations, Keith I. Block, Charlotte Gyllenhaal, & Mark S. Schwartz
11. Biofeedback and Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions: Reciprocal Contributions, Daniel Hamiel & Arnon Rolnick
IV. Relaxation Interventions
12. Relaxation Today: Self-Stressing and Psychological Relaxation Theory, Jonathan C. Smith
13. Cardiorespiratory Biofeedback, Richard N. Gevirtz, Paul M. Lehrer, & Mark S. Schwartz
V. Practice Issues
14. Intake and Preparation for Intervention, Mark S. Schwartz
15. Adherence, Jeanetta C. Rains & Mark S. Schwartz
16. Problems Associated with Relaxation Procedures and Biofeedback, and Guidelines for Management, Mark S. Schwartz, Nancy M. Schwartz, & Vincent J. Monastra
17. Ethical Practice Issues and Concerns, Sebastian Striefel
18. Myths, Insurance, and Other Professional Topics and Issues, Sebastian Striefel, Ronald L. Rosenthal, Robert Whitehouse, & Mark S. Schwartz
19. Evaluating Research in Clinical Biofeedback, Frank Andrasik & Mark S. Schwartz
VI. Clinical Applications: Traditional General Biofeedback Practice
20. Headache, Frank Andrasik & Mark S. Schwartz
21. Temporomandibular Muscle and Joint Disorders, Alan G. Glaros & Leonard L. Lausten
22. Raynaud's Disease and Raynaud's Phenomenon, Maria Katsamanis, Mark S. Schwartz, & Keith Sedlacek
23. Essential Hypertension, Wolfgang Linden & Angele V. McGrady
24. Diabetes Mellitus, Angele V. McGrady & Deloris M. Lakia
25. Tinnitus: Nothing Is as Loud as a Sound You Are Trying Not to Hear, Herta Flor & Mark S. Schwartz
26. Anxiety Disorders, Arnon Rolnick, Dana Bassett, Udi Gal, & Anat Barnea
27. Fibromyalgia Syndrome, Peter T. Dorsher & Mark S. Schwartz
28. Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Mark S. Schwartz
29. Asthma, Paul M. Lehrer & Frederick Wamboldt
VII. Clinical Applications: Electroencephalographic, Neuromuscular, and Pelvic Floor Biofeedback Specialties
30. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Vincent J. Monastra & Joel F. Lubar
31. Neuromuscular Reeducation and Gait Training, Timothy L. Fagerson & David E. Krebs
32. Bowel, Bladder, and Pelvic Floor Disorders, Jeanette Tries & Eugene Eisman
VIII. Optimization
33. Performing Artists, Marcie Zinn & Mark Zinn
34. Sports, Vietta Sue Wilson, Wesley E. Sime, & Timothy Harkness
IX. Other Special Populations and Applications
35. Pediatric Applications, Timothy Culbert & Gerard A. Banez
36. Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Susan Middaugh
X. The Frontier and a Nod to the Future
37. Biofeedback of Slow Cortical Potentials in Epilepsy, Ute Strehl
38. Traumatic Brain Injury, Quantitative Electroencephalography, and Electroencephalographic Biofeedback, Kirtley E. Thornton
39. Biofeedback Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Lynda Thompson, Michael Thompson, James W. G. Thompson, & Andrea Reid-Chung
40. Brain-Computer Communication: An Alternative Communication Channel for Paralyzed Patients, Tobias Kaufmann, Niels Birbaumer, & Andrea Kubler
41. Substance Use Disorders and Neurofeedback, Estate M. "Tato" Sokhadze, David L. Trudeau, Rex L. Cannon, Eugenia Bodenhamer-Davis, & Richard E. Davis
42. More Frontiers and Further Forward, Mark S. Schwartz & Frank Andrasik
Index