Use of EMG biofeedback in behavioral treatment of an obsessive-phobic-depressive syndrome.
Dis Nerv Syst, 1977/11;38(11):938-9.
PMID: 21059
Abstract
A 25 year old woman who suffered from depression (associated with obsessive, phobic thoughts of animal abuse or neglect) was treated with systematic desensitization in which EMG biofeedback was used to achieve relaxation. EMG responses were also used to aid both the therapist and the patient in the pairing of hierarchical imagery and muscular relaxation during desensitization, EMG responses were particularly useful in detecting rising muscular tension, indicating when visualization of a depression-provoking situation should be terminated. Ratings concerning frequency and intensity of depressive thoughts (made by the patient before and after therapy), as well as 6-month follow-up information, attest to the success of the therapeutic program.
MeSH terms
Adult; Behavior Therapy; Biofeedback, Psychology; Depression; Desensitization, Psychologic; Electromyography; Female; Humans; Imagination; Muscle Relaxation; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Phobic Disorders
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