Biofeedback, Third Edition: A Practitioner's Guide [Hardcover]

Mark S. Schwartz (Editor), Frank Andrasik (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 9, 2003 | ISBN-10: 1572308451 | ISBN-13: 978-1572308459 | Edition: Third Edition

The definitive text in the field, this comprehensive volume provides state-of-the-science coverage of biofeedback research, applications, clinical procedures, and biomedical instrumentation. With contributions from leading experts, the volume offers a unique combination of practical know-how and scholarly expertise. A wealth of information is presented in an accessible, streamlined style, including helpful glossaries throughout. Featured are detailed protocols for helping patients cultivate lower physiological arousal and for addressing an array of specific clinical problems: headaches, temporomandibular disorders, Raynaud's disease, essential hypertension, neuromuscular problems, elimination disorders, and much more.

Editorial Reviews

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"Mark S. Schwartz has done it again! The new third edition of Biofeedback provides an excellent update to the classic text. Schwartz and his new coeditor, Frank Andrasik, have produced an encyclopedic and up-to-date overview of biofeedback principles and applications. New chapters introduce emerging areas of biofeedback therapies, including chapters on heart rate variability biofeedback, pediatric headaches, general pediatric applications, and applications to sports and the performing arts. Four chapters now describe EEG neurofeedback applications, including a complete overview of the area. This comprehensive resource should be on the shelf of every clinician and researcher using biofeedback."--Donald Moss, PhD, Editor, Biofeedback magazine

"Biofeedback, 3rd Edition, is the essential guide to contemporary biofeedback treatment. It provides practical, state-of-the-art treatment protocols and also includes the references to supportive research that are required by today's evidence-based clinician. As a rehabilitation professional, I found the chapters on neuromuscular reeducation, musculoskeletal pain, and pelvic floor disorders to be both interesting and clinically relevant."--Susan J. Middaugh, PhD, PT, Department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

About the Author

Mark S. Schwartz, PhD, began using biofeedback at the Mayo Clinic in 1974. He chaired the Professional Affairs Committee of the Biofeedback Society of America (BSA) during the period in which it developed the first Applications Standards and Guidelines for Biofeedback, published in 1982, and later served as President of the BSA. He also chaired the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America (BCIA) for several years. Dr. Schwartz was on the staff of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota from 1967 to 1988, when he moved to the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Currently, he is on the Mayo Clinic Emeritus Staff; has a private practice in Jacksonville, Florida; and is Adjunct Professor at the University of North Florida. He is a Senior Fellow of the BCIA.

Frank Andrasik, PhD, is Senior Research Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition and Professor of Psychology at the University of West Florida. He began his professional career in the Department of Psychology at the State University of New York at Albany. Dr. Andrasik is past president of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB) and is currently Editor-in-Chief of the association's journal, [i]Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback[/i]. He is a recipient of the AAPB's Merit Award for Long-Term Research and/or Clinical Achievements and the AAPB's Distinguished Scientist Award, and is a Senior Fellow of the BCIA.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 930 pages
• Publisher: The Guilford Press; Third Edition edition (July 9, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572308451
• ISBN-13: 978-1572308459
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,293,645 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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62 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Bible of non-EEG Biofeedback; a practitioner must-have, November 2, 2000

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Robert Kall "Rob Kall of Opednews.com" (Newtown, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Biofeedback, Second Edition: A Practitioner's Guide (Paperback)

If you are going to get into biofeedback as a practitioner you really must have this book. It provides a wonderfully comprehensive, detailed picture of a wide range of biofeedback applications, modalities, issues and techniques. Edited and partially written by Mark Schwartz, founder of the Mayo Clinic Biofeedback program, and Frank Andrasik, both past presidents of AAPB (Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback,) the book offers an encyclopedic amount of information on the most frequently used forms of non-EEG biofeedback. It only has one chapter on EEG biofeedback-- though that one, by Joel Lubar, is an excellent. Even practitioners getting into work which focusses primarily on EEG should buy this book and include in their library, since it offers valuable perspectives on working with the kinds of clients/patients likely to be encountered.

if you are getting into a practice, working with headache, stress disorder, behavioral medicine, etc. then this book should be on your bookshelf.

Frankly, being a bit of a bibliomaniac, I have at least 40 different biofeedback books-- one of the largest libraries on the subject anywhere. I've also co-edited two books on biofeedback myself (published in Russia.) As a biofeedback practitioner since 1972, a biofeedback product inventor, software developer international meeting organizer and entrepreneur, I have recommended the book to hundreds of people and have probably sold, over the years, through my business, at least 300 copies. I know that at least three or four years ago, before the release of the 2nd edition, I heard that over 12,000 copies had been sold. That's pretty amazing for a book of this sort.

other good books on biofeedback include: Basmajian, Fuller-Von Bozzay, and for EEG biofeedback: Wise, Evans & Abarbanel

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Guide to Biofeedback Practice, May 4, 2000

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This review is from: Biofeedback, Second Edition: A Practitioner's Guide (Paperback)

Swartz and friends provide a thoughtful and extensive review of the history,methods,and applications of biofeedback practice. Primarily intended for health professionals, the book covers a variety of disorders/medical conditions that can be treated by biofeedback, and provides detailed instructions as to how to treat each disorder. Schwartz has been an integral figure in the development of professional standards for biofeedback practice as well, and the book also addresses this topic, as well as ethic issues. Has proven to be extremely helpful in training and practice. Well written.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars highly inclusive and highly technical, October 26, 2009

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This review is from: Biofeedback: A Practitioner's Guide (Paperback)

This is an excellent text. Very very technical and dense. Luckily I am taking an online biofeedback course which is much simpler and am just using the Schwartz book as an additional reference.