June 1, 1975American Journal of Psychiatry

A comparison of biofeedback-mediated relaxation and group therapy in the treatment of chronic anxiety

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Why the study?

Does biofeedback-mediated EMG relaxation improve symptoms in patients with chronic anxiety compared to group psychotherapy?

Population

Patients with chronic anxiety

Comparison

Biofeedback-mediated electromyographic relaxation vs Group psychotherapy

Follow-up

4 weeks

Authors

RTR. E. TownsendNaval Medical Center San Diego JHJ F House DAD Addario

Discussion

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Implication

Biofeedback may reduce anxiety symptoms more than psychotherapy; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.

Structured PICO

Does biofeedback-mediated EMG relaxation improve symptoms in patients with chronic anxiety compared to group psychotherapy?

Population

Patients with chronic anxiety

Intervention

Biofeedback-mediated electromyographic (EMG) relaxation (two weeks of training followed by two weeks of self-practice)

Comparator

Group psychotherapy

Outcome

Electromyogram levels, mood disturbance, trait anxiety, and state anxietypatient reported

EMG biofeedback relaxation training significantly reduces anxiety symptoms and EMG levels compared to group psychotherapy in patients with chronic anxiety.

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Townsend et al. (1975) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a91691b62841d9e29fb6fa4 https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.132.6.598

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A comparison of biofeedback-mediated relaxation and group therapy in the treatment of chronic anxiety

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A comparison of biofeedback-mediated relaxation and group therapy in the treatment of chronic anxiety

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