Handbook of Clinical Psychophysiology
Published on 26. April 1989
Book
Hardback
650 pages
978-0-471-91159-3 (ISBN)
Description
Clinical psychophysiology is a relatively new discipline and the aim of this handbook is to promote the role that psychophysiological concepts, principles and theories can play in the understanding of clinical phenomena. In the first section, the aim is to provide a comprehensive review of the scientific background of psychophysiology as it applies to clinical problems. In the second part an attempt has been made to provide a coverage of common clinical problems with examples of how psychophysiological techniques can usefully be applied. Many diverse disciplines have contributed to the present status of clinical psychophysiology, including experimental psychology, psychosomatic medicine, physical medicine, psychiatry, physiology and the neurosciences. The text should be of benefit to both the fundamental researcher, providing relevant clinical background information, and to the clinician, by explaining basic psychophysiological principles.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
12 line drawings, 9 tables, index
Dimensions
Height: 237 mm
Width: 157 mm
Weight
1000 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-91159-3 (9780471911593)
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Content
Part 1 General applications - methodological and theoretical issues: an overview of clinical psychophysiological techniques - tools or theories?, Graham Turpin; research strategies employing psychophysiological measures - identifying and using psychophysiological markers, William G.Iacono and John W.Ficken; psychophysiological assessment - conceptual, psychometric and statistical issues, Gerhard Stemmler and Jochen Fahrenberg; imagery, memory and emotion - a psychophysiological analysis of clinical anxiety, Bruce N.Cuthbert and Peter J.Lang; lateralization and central mechanisms in clinical psychophysiology, John H.Gruzelier; psychophysiological assessment in behaviour therapy, Stephen N.Haynes et al; psychophysiological interventions in behavioural medicine, Andrew Steptoe; psychophysiological and biochemical indices in "stress" research - applications to psychopathology and pathophysiology, Mats Fredrikson. Part 2 Applications to specific disorders: simple phobias, Kenneth Hugdahl; panic disorder, agoraphobia and social phobia, Lars-Goran Ost; obsessional-compulsive disorder, Gudrun Sartory; affective disorders, Jeffrey B.Henriques and Richard J.Davidson; schizophrenic disorders, Michael E.Dawson et al; sexual disorders, James H.Geer and Cathy Orman Castille; hypertension, Iris B.Goldstein; Raynaud's disease, Robert R.Freedman; gastrointestinal disorders, Rupert Holzl; respiratory disorders - asthma and hyperventilation syndrome, Paul Grossman and Kees J.E.Wientjes; motor disorders, Marjan Jahanshahi and C.David Marsden.