An examination of the efficacy of electrodermal biofeedback for the treatment of nonclinical panic attacks in college students

Abstract

Twelve college students suffering from nonclinical panic were randomly assigned to either a biofeedback treatment condition or a waiting list control group. All subjects completed the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) pre- and posttreatment, and an anxiety journal throughout the study. Experimental subjects received eight sessions of electrodermal biofeedback over a four-week period. Experimental subjects reported less intense panic attacks weekly at posttreatment than controls. All subjects evidenced a decreased duration of symptoms at posttreatment compared to pretreatment. All subjects evidenced statistically significant lower BDI scores at posttreatment than at pretreatment. On the STAI-inventory there was a trend toward significance from pretreatment to posttreatment for all subjects.

Publication Title

Biofeedback and Self Regulation

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