New hope for correctional officers: An innovative program for reducing stress and health risks

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 251-272

  McCraty, Rollin ^a   Atkinson, Mike ^a   Lipsenthal, Lee ^a   Arguelles, Lourdes ^b  

^a Institute of HeartMath   (United States)

^b CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Correctional officers; Health risk; Heart rate variability; HRV; Stress

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMOTIONALITY; EMPLOYEE; EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CARE; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH STATUS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELAXATION THERAPY; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 72449151660     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-009-9087-0     Document Type: Article

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