title: Reduction in Drug Prescription using Biofeedback Relaxation in Neurotic and Psychosomatic Disorders.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There is a paucity of Indian studies on effectiveness of biofeedback in reducing drug prescription in neurotic and stress related disorders.
  
  
  METHODS
  Study sample of generalized anxiety disorders (GAD), mixed anxiety depression, obssessive compulsive disorder (OCD), dissociative disorder and headache were assigned to three groups of 28, 23 and 27 patients respectively. Group 1 were subjected to drug therapy, Group 2 to biofeedback and Group 3 to drugs and biofeedback for 12 weeks. All were followed up at six months and one year.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At the end of one year, in Group 1, 60.71 % had mild and 17.86 % had moderate anxiety levels, while 21.43% required no further follow up. In Group 2, 39.13 % showed mild and 43.48 % had moderate anxiety levels, while 17.39 % required no follow up. In Group 3, 22.22% had mild and 11.13% had moderate levels of anxiety, while 66.66% required no further treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Biofeedback relaxation with pharmacotherapy is useful in select group of neurotic and psychosomatic cases.
authors.affiliation: Professor and Head, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Saldanha
authors.affiliation: Professor (Psychiatry), RINPAS, Ranchi.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaudhury
authors.affiliation: Senior Advisor (Psychiatry), INHS Asvini, Mumbai.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Pawar
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune.
authors.forename: Vssr
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ryali
authors.affiliation: Scientist "E"(Department of Psychiatry), Armed Forces Medical College, Pune.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Srivastava
keywords: Biofeedback; Neurosis; Pschosomatic disorders