Four process studies in the behavioral treatment of chronic headache |
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Authors: | E B Blanchard F Andrasik D F Neff N L Saunders J G Arena T P Pallmeyer S J Teders S E Jurish L D Rodichok |
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Institution: | Center for Stress and Anxiety Disorders, Draper 107, SUNY-Albany, Albany, NY 12222, U.S.A.;Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | Four studies of ‘process’ variables in the behavioral treatment of chronic headache are examined. No relation between headache activity-level reduction and therapist variables such as level of experience (study 1) or warmth, competence or helpfulness as perceived by the patient (Study 2) was found from treatments using relaxation training and/or biofeedback. A significant relation was found, however, between regularity of relaxation practice at home (Study 4) and headache-activity reduction and between regularity of showing some degree of hand warming in thermal biofeedback treatment for vascular headache and headache activity-level reduction (Study 3). Finally, no relation was found between changes in EMG and headache activity-level for tension-headache sufferers treated with frontal EMG biofeedback. |
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