A comparison of biofeedback-mediated relaxation and group therapy in the treatment of chronic anxiety.
The authors compared treatment of chronic anxiety with biofeedback-mediated electromyographic (EMG) relaxation to treatment with group psychotherapy in a control group. Feedback patients were given two weeks of EMG relaxation training followed by two weeks of self-practice. Significant decreases were found in the feedback group in electromyogram levels, mood distrubance, trait anxiety, and (to a lesser extent) state anxiety; no such decreases occurred in the control group. The authors suggest that EMG feedback can be an important adjunct therapy for chronic anxiety.
D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000628:therapy; D001007:Anxiety; D001326:Autogenic Training; D002140:California; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004576:Electromyography; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D008890:Military Psychiatry; D009326:Naval Medicine; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D012063:Relaxation; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D012647:Self-Assessment