title: Alcoholism, biofeedback and internal scanning.
abstract: Alcoholics had higher levels of baseline muscle tension than nonalcoholics but they learned to reduce it via biofeedback as well as nonalcoholics. The level of awareness of internal cues affected the learning of biofeedback and the use of alcohol to reduce tension.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects; D009129:Muscle Tonus / Q000187:drug effects