Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback 
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Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. 2024 Jan 27. doi: 10.1007/s10484-023-09615-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and potential effectiveness of a 6-week virtual sEMG biofeedback intervention for patients with episodic migraines. Patients with episodic migraines were randomized to treatment with a novel surface EMG (sEMG) at-home biofeedback device or a treatment as usual control group; they completed validated baseline and post-intervention assessments of migraine related disability (migraine-specific quality of life, anxiety and depression). Participants also underwent a seri...
Source: Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback - January 27, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Asimina Lazaridou Myrella Paschali Carolyn Bernstein Marie Curiel Sara Moore Robert R Edwards Source Type: research
sEMG Biofeedback for Episodic Migraines: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial
AbstractThe aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and potential effectiveness of a 6-week virtual sEMG biofeedback intervention for patients with episodic migraines. Patients with episodic migraines were randomized to treatment with a novel surface EMG (sEMG) at-home biofeedback device or a treatment as usual control group; they completed validated baseline and post-intervention assessments of migraine related disability (migraine-specific quality of life, anx iety and depression). Participants also underwent a series of Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST) procedures referring to several different tests that qua...
Source: Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback - January 27, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Physiological Responses to Organizational Stressors Among Police Managers
Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. 2024 Mar;49(1):85-102. doi: 10.1007/s10484-023-09613-2. Epub 2024 Jan 20.ABSTRACTPolice officers demonstrate increased risk of physical and mental health conditions due to repeated and prolonged exposure to stressful occupational conditions. Occupational stress is broken into two types: operational stress, related to the content of field duties (e.g., physical demands); and organizational stress, related to cultural and structural contexts (e.g., interpersonal relationships). Applied police research focuses on physiological activation in operational tasks as a mechanism explaining health ris...
Source: Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback - January 20, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Paula M Di Nota Sarah C Scott Juha-Matti Huhta Harri Gustafsberg Judith P Andersen Source Type: research
Increasing Visual Biofeedback Scale Changes Postural Control Complexity
Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. 2024 Jan 20. doi: 10.1007/s10484-023-09619-w. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTVisual biofeedback (vFB) during quiet stance has been shown to improve postural control. While this improvement has been quantified by a reduction in the center of pressure (COP) sway, the effect on COP complexity remains unexplored. As such, 20 young adults (12 females; aged 23.63 ± 3.17 years) were asked to remain in a static upright posture under different visual biofeedback magnitude (no feedback [NoFB], magnified by 1 [vFB1], magnified by 5 [vBF5] and magnified by 10 [vBF10]). In addition to confirming, through...
Source: Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback - January 20, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lucas Michaud Fanie Laniel Yves Lajoie Source Type: research
Increasing Visual Biofeedback Scale Changes Postural Control Complexity
AbstractVisual biofeedback (vFB) during quiet stance has been shown to improve postural control. While this improvement has been quantified by a reduction in the center of pressure (COP) sway, the effect on COP complexity remains unexplored. As such, 20 young adults (12 females; aged 23.63 ± 3.17 years) were asked to remain in a static upright posture under different visual biofeedback magnitude (no feedback [NoFB], magnified by 1 [vFB1], magnified by 5 [vBF5] and magnified by 10 [vBF10]). In addition to confirming, through traditional COP variables (i.e. standard deviation, mea n velocity, sway area), that vFB scali...
Source: Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback - January 20, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Physiological Responses to Organizational Stressors Among Police Managers
AbstractPolice officers demonstrate increased risk of physical and mental health conditions due to repeated and prolonged exposure to stressful occupational conditions. Occupational stress is broken into two types: operational stress, related to the content of field duties (e.g., physical demands); and organizational stress, related to cultural and structural contexts (e.g., interpersonal relationships). Applied police research focuses on physiological activation in operational tasks as a mechanism explaining health risk and non-optimal performance outcomes. However, recent survey-based studies indicate numerous organizati...
Source: Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback - January 20, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Virtual Reality Breathing Interventions for Mental Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. 2024 Mar;49(1):1-21. doi: 10.1007/s10484-023-09611-4. Epub 2024 Jan 18.ABSTRACTBreathing exercises have been shown to reduce mental health problems among clinical and non-clinical populations. Although virtual reality (VR) breathing interventions are assumed to have potential benefits, it remains unclear whether VR breathing interventions are more effective at improving mental health than non-VR breathing interventions. We conducted a systematic literature search in six electronic databases (Web of Science, PsycINFO, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Scopus, and PubMed)...
Source: Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback - January 18, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gabriela Cortez-V ázquez Marcel Adriaanse George Louis Burchell Raymond Ostelo Georgia Panayiotou Elke Vlemincx Source Type: research
Virtual Reality Breathing Interventions for Mental Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
AbstractBreathing exercises have been shown to reduce mental health problems among clinical and non-clinical populations. Although virtual reality (VR) breathing interventions are assumed to have potential benefits, it remains unclear whether VR breathing interventions are more effective at improving mental health than non-VR breathing interventions. We conducted a systematic literature search in six electronic databases (Web of Science, PsycINFO, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Scopus, and PubMed) from inception to 30th September, 2022. We included randomized controlled trials in adults evaluating ...
Source: Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback - January 18, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Can Pulse Rate Variability be Used to Monitor Compliance with a Breath Pacer?
Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. 2024 Jan 12. doi: 10.1007/s10484-023-09617-y. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSlow paced breathing has been demonstrated to provide significant health benefits for a person's health, and, during breathing sessions, it is desirable to monitor that a person is actually compliant with the breath pacer. We explore the potential use of pulse rate variability to monitor compliance with a breath pacer during meditation sessions. The study involved 6 human subjects each participating in 2-3 trials, where they are asked to follow or not to follow the breath pacer, where we collected data on how the mag...
Source: Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback - January 12, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sergey Sokolovskiy Dahyana Arroyo Paul Hansma Source Type: research
Can Pulse Rate Variability be Used to Monitor Compliance with a Breath Pacer?
AbstractSlow paced breathing has been demonstrated to provide significant health benefits for a person ’s health, and, during breathing sessions, it is desirable to monitor that a person is actually compliant with the breath pacer. We explore the potential use of pulse rate variability to monitor compliance with a breath pacer during meditation sessions. The study involved 6 human subjects each par ticipating in 2–3 trials, where they are asked to follow or not to follow the breath pacer, where we collected data on how the magnitude of pulse rate variability changed. Two methods, logistic regression and a running stand...
Source: Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback - January 12, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Rhythmic Attention and ADHD: A Narrative and Systematic Review
Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. 2024 Jan 10. doi: 10.1007/s10484-023-09618-x. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn recent decades, a growing body of evidence has confirmed the existence of rhythmic fluctuations in attention, but the effect of inter-individual variations in these attentional rhythms has yet to be investigated. The aim of this review is to identify trends in the attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) literature that could be indicative of between-subject differences in rhythmic attention. A narrative review of the rhythmic attention and electrophysiological ADHD research literature was conducted, and th...
Source: Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback - January 10, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Andrew Haigh Beryl Buckby Source Type: research
Rhythmic Attention and ADHD: A Narrative and Systematic Review
AbstractIn recent decades, a growing body of evidence has confirmed the existence of rhythmic fluctuations in attention, but the effect of inter-individual variations in these attentional rhythms has yet to be investigated. The aim of this review is to identify trends in the attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) literature that could be indicative of between-subject differences in rhythmic attention. A narrative review of the rhythmic attention and electrophysiological ADHD research literature was conducted, and the commonly-reported difference in slow-wave power between ADHD subjects and controls was found to ha...
Source: Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback - January 10, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Effectiveness of a Biofeedback Intervention Targeting Mental and Physical Health Among College Students Through Speech and Physiology as Biomarkers Using Machine Learning: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. 2024 Mar;49(1):71-83. doi: 10.1007/s10484-023-09612-3. Epub 2024 Jan 2.ABSTRACTBiofeedback therapy is mainly based on the analysis of physiological features to improve an individual's affective state. There are insufficient objective indicators to assess symptom improvement after biofeedback. In addition to psychological and physiological features, speech features can precisely convey information about emotions. The use of speech features can improve the objectivity of psychiatric assessments. Therefore, biofeedback based on subjective symptom scales, objective speech, and physiological feat...
Source: Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback - January 2, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lifei Wang Rongxun Liu Yang Wang Xiao Xu Ran Zhang Yange Wei Rongxin Zhu Xizhe Zhang Fei Wang Source Type: research
Effectiveness of a Biofeedback Intervention Targeting Mental and Physical Health Among College Students Through Speech and Physiology as Biomarkers Using Machine Learning: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. 2024 Jan 2. doi: 10.1007/s10484-023-09612-3. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBiofeedback therapy is mainly based on the analysis of physiological features to improve an individual's affective state. There are insufficient objective indicators to assess symptom improvement after biofeedback. In addition to psychological and physiological features, speech features can precisely convey information about emotions. The use of speech features can improve the objectivity of psychiatric assessments. Therefore, biofeedback based on subjective symptom scales, objective speech, and physiological features...
Source: Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback - January 2, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lifei Wang Rongxun Liu Yang Wang Xiao Xu Ran Zhang Yange Wei Rongxin Zhu Xizhe Zhang Fei Wang Source Type: research
Effectiveness of a Biofeedback Intervention Targeting Mental and Physical Health Among College Students Through Speech and Physiology as Biomarkers Using Machine Learning: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. 2024 Jan 2. doi: 10.1007/s10484-023-09612-3. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBiofeedback therapy is mainly based on the analysis of physiological features to improve an individual's affective state. There are insufficient objective indicators to assess symptom improvement after biofeedback. In addition to psychological and physiological features, speech features can precisely convey information about emotions. The use of speech features can improve the objectivity of psychiatric assessments. Therefore, biofeedback based on subjective symptom scales, objective speech, and physiological features...
Source: Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback - January 2, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lifei Wang Rongxun Liu Yang Wang Xiao Xu Ran Zhang Yange Wei Rongxin Zhu Xizhe Zhang Fei Wang Source Type: research
