Psychophysiological effects of breathing instructions for stress management

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 89-98

  Conrad, Ansgar ^a,b   Müller, Anett ^c   Doberenz, Sigrun ^c   Kim, Sunyoung ^a   Meuret, Alicia E ^d   Wollburg, Eileen ^a,c   Roth, Walton T ^a,e  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Hyperventilation; Panic; Relaxation; Respiration; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BREATHING; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PANIC; PATIENT MONITORING; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STRESS MANAGEMENT; TIDAL VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; PANIC DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 34447094961     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-007-9034-x     Document Type: Article

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