Evaluating the efficacy of a biofeedback intervention to reduce children's anxiety

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 469-473

  Wenck, L Stanley ^a   Leu, Patricia Work ^b   D'Amato, Rik Carl ^c  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SELF CONTROL; SELF REPORT; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STUDENT; THERMOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS;

EID: 0030056539     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4679(199607)52:4<469::AID-JCLP13>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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