Stress reduction by technology? An experimental study into the effects of brainmachines on burnout and state anxiety

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 93-101

  Ossebaard, Hans C ^a,b  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^b INTOX   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Brain wave synchronizers; Burnout; Relaxation; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BURNOUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RELAXATION TRAINING;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033909746     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009514824951     Document Type: Article

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