Biofeedback
A Practitioner's Guide
by Mark S. Schwartz, Frank Andrasik
4th Edition
Publisher: The Guilford Press
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781462531943 |
| eText ISBN | 9781462526420 |
| Publisher | The Guilford Press |
| Publishing Year | 2016 |
| Edition | 4th Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 764 |
Biofeedback: A Practitioner's Guide, 4th Edition, serves as a comprehensive textbook and clinical resource in biofeedback and applied psychophysiology. Authored by Mark S. Schwartz and Frank Andrasik, the volume introduces foundational concepts, assessment baselines, instrumentation, and professional practice standards.
Core thematic sections address evidence-based intervention procedures, complementary interventions, and specialized modalities used across diverse medical and psychological disorders. As a representative clinical focus, the text details psychophysiological methods for managing conditions such as headaches.
Widely regarded as a definitive work in the discipline, the text connects empirical research with practical clinical guidance. The volume also incorporates helpful glossaries to assist readers in reviewing specialized terminology.
Table of Contents
Chapter I: Orientation to Biofeedback
Chapter 1: The History and Definitions of Biofeedback and Applied Psychophysiology
Chapter 2: Entering the Field and Assuring Competence
Chapter II: Instrumentation
Chapter 3: A Primer of Traditional Biofeedback Instrumentation
Chapter 4: Advanced Topics in Surface Electromyography: Instrumentation and Applications
Chapter 5: Cardiorespiratory Measurement and Assessment in Applied Psychophysiology
Chapter 6: Electroencephalographic Measures and Biofeedback: A Primer
Chapter 7: Quantitative Electroencephalography and Electroencephalographic Biofeedback/Neurofeedback
Chapter 8: Introduction to Psychophysiological Assessment and Biofeedback Baselines
Chapter 9: Consumer- and Home-Based Biofeedback
Chapter III: Adjunctive/Complementary Interventions
Chapter 10: Dietary Considerations
Chapter 11: Biofeedback and Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions: Reciprocal Contributions
Chapter IV: Relaxation Interventions
Chapter 12: Relaxation Today: Self-Stressing and Psychological Relaxation Theory
Chapter 13: Cardiorespiratory Biofeedback
Chapter V: Practice Issues
Chapter 14: Intake and Preparation for Intervention
Chapter 15: Adherence
Chapter 16: Problems Associated with Relaxation Procedures and Biofeedback, and Guidelines for Management
Chapter 17: Ethical Practice Issues and Concerns
Chapter 18: Myths, Insurance, and Other Professional Topics and Issues
Chapter 19: Evaluating Research in Clinical Biofeedback
Chapter VI: Clinical Applications: Traditional General Biofeedback Practice
Chapter 20: Headache
Chapter 21: Temporomandibular Muscle and Joint Disorders
Chapter 22: Raynaud's Disease and Raynaud's Phenomenon
Chapter 23: Essential Hypertension
Chapter 24: Diabetes Mellitus
Chapter 25: Tinnitus: Nothing Is as Loud as a Sound You Are Trying Not to Hear
Chapter 26: Anxiety Disorders
Chapter 27: Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Chapter 28: Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Chapter 29: Asthma
Chapter VII: Clinical Applications: Electroencephalographic, Neuromuscular, and Pelvic Floor Biofeedback Specialties
Chapter 30: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Chapter 31: Neuromuscular Reeducation and Gait Training
Chapter 32: Bowel, Bladder, and Pelvic Floor Disorders
Chapter VIII: Optimization
Chapter 33: Performing Artists
Chapter 34: Sports
Chapter IX: Other Special Populations and Applications
Chapter 35: Pediatric Applications
Chapter 36: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Chapter X: The Frontier and a Nod to the Future
Chapter 37: Biofeedback of Slow Cortical Potentials in Epilepsy
Chapter 38: Traumatic Brain Injury, Quantitative Electroencephalography, and Electroencephalographic Biofeedback
Chapter 39: Biofeedback Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Chapter 40: Brain–Computer Communication: An Alternative Communication Channel for Paralyzed Patients
Chapter 41: Substance Use Disorders and Neurofeedback
Chapter 42: More Frontiers and Further Forward
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