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Application of Biofeedback Training with Children

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Emotional Disorders in Children and Adolescents

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Like many newly coined shorthand terms, the word “biofeedback” conveys an impression of the ultra-modern or mysterious. The concept of biofeedback training, moreover, carries with it an aura of control, which although not mysterious may sound imposing. The reality is more ordinary, perhaps even mundane.

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  1. Paula Bram Amar
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Division of Child Adolescent and Family Psychiatry, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    G. Pirooz Sholevar M.D. (Clinical Professor and Director) (Clinical Professor and Director)

  2. Youth and Outpatient Services Children’s Psychiatric Hospital, University Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

    Ronald M. Benson M.D. (Clinical Associate Professor and Director) (Clinical Associate Professor and Director)

  3. Department of Psychiatry Human Behavior School of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA

    Barton J. Blinder M.D. (Clinical Associate Professor) (Clinical Associate Professor)

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Amar, P.B. (1980). Application of Biofeedback Training with Children. In: Sholevar, G.P., Benson, R.M., Blinder, B.J. (eds) Emotional Disorders in Children and Adolescents. Child Behavior and Development. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6684-3_5

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