The Clinical Handbook of Biofeedback (eBook)

Inna Khazan is a Clinical Instructor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School, USA, where she teaches biofeedback. A clinical psychologist specializing in health psychology and biofeedback, Dr. Khazan also maintains a private practice in Boston, working with clients presenting with various psychophysiological disorders, using both biofeedback and mindfulness-based approaches to psychotherapy.

List of Figures vii

List of Tables ix

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction xiii

Part I Foundations 1

1 Mindfulness and Acceptance Approach to Biofeedback 1

2 General Issues in Biofeedback 24

3 Biofeedback Equipment 29

Part II Assessment 33

4 Initial Evaluation 33

5 Psychophysiological Stress Profile 37

6 Psychophysiological Relaxation Profile 47

7 Evidence-Based Treatment Planning 57

Part III Biofeedback Modalities 67

8 Breathing 67

9 Heart Rate Variability 97

10 Surface Electromyography 118

11 Temperature 157

12 Skin Conductance 165

Part IV Biofeedback Application 172

13 Anxiety 172

14 Asthma 196

15 Migraine Headaches 204

16 Tension-Type Headache 215

17 Essential Hypertension 224

18 Irritable Bowel Syndrome 234

19 Raynaud's Phenomenon 242

20 Temporomandibular Joint Disorders 250

21 Chronic Low Back Pain and Other Chronic Pain Disorders 261

22 Emerging Directions 276

Appendix I Meditation Scripts 285

Appendix II Client Logs 300

Index 326

Dr. Khazan has done a masterful job of taking the essence of
biofeedback protocols and presenting them in a clear,
understandable manner. She captures most of the current practice
and techniques in applied
psychophysiology/biofeedback.--Professor Richard Gevirtz,
Distinguished Professor of Psychology, CSPP @ Alliant International
University

This masterful book belongs on the desk of every clinician and
educator interested in biofeedback. It is the only book that takes
biofeedback beyond learning how to attach the sensors to how to do
clinical treatment/training. It offers a structured approach to
optimize clinical success and is filled with pragmatic clinical
instructions and pearls of wisdom which will significantly improve
clients' outcome. It is the much awaited clinical
teaching manual that complements our own book, Biofeedback Mastery-
An Experiential Teaching and Self-Training
Manual.--Professor Erik Peper, San Francisco State
University.

This book has it all! It a remarkably comprehensive,
clearly-written, practical guide to all the ins and outs of
biofeedback. If you were ever curious exactly what we mean by
overbreathing or heart rate variability, what specifically to ask
in a biofeedback evaluation, how to treat irritable bowel or
migraine headache, or exactly where to place electromyography
sensors, this is the sourcebook you've been waiting
for. Dr. Khazan has done the work for us. A unique
contribution is the mindfulness perspective which helps clients to
release self-judgment and the struggle to control their symptoms
that undermines treatment and leads to many psychophysiological
disorders in the first place. I highly recommend this
insightful book for students of both biofeedback and
mindfulness-based therapies, and for seasoned clinicians who wish
to stay at the cutting-edge of their craft.--Professor
Christopher Germer, PhD, Clinical Instructor, Harvard Medical
School