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A Comparison of Frontalis EMG Feedback Training and Progressive Relaxation in the Treatment of Chronic Anxiety

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Alan Leboeuf  and
Jeremy Lodge
Alan Leboeuf
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Psychology, St Brendan's Hospital, Bermuda
Jeremy Lodge
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Psychology, St Brendan's Hospital, Bermuda
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Summary

Two groups (N = 26) of patients with chronic anxiety were compared in their response to different forms of relaxation therapy. One group received 16 sessions of frontalis EMG and the other 16 sessions of progressive relaxation. Although EMG feedback was much superior in reducing frontalis EMG activity this treatment was no more effective than progressive relaxation in reducing symptoms of anxiety. Few patients in each group showed more than marginal improvement.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 137 , Issue 3 , September 1980 , pp. 279 - 284
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1980 

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