Specific and nonspecific effects in the biofeedback treatment of tension headache: 3-Year follow-up
Abstract
In a previous study by the present authors (see record 1980-32946-001), 39 tension headache sufferers were assigned either to no treatment, standard biofeedback, or 1 of 2 biofeedback control procedures to test factors mediating the effectiveness of biofeedback. No differences were found between the 3 biofeedback conditions, indicating that learned reductions of frontal EMG activity had little to do with the observed treatment effect. Three-year follow-up collected from 28 of the 39 original Ss revealed high levels of maintenance for all biofeedback groups but again showed that reductions in EMG activity were unrelated to long-term maintenance. Results are consistent with the hypothesis that cognitive and behavioral factors may underlie biofeedback's treatment effect. (4 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved). © 1983 American Psychological Association.
Publication Title
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Recommended Citation
Andrasik, F., & Holroyd, K. (1983). Specific and nonspecific effects in the biofeedback treatment of tension headache: 3-Year follow-up. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 51 (4), 634-636. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.51.4.634
