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Here is a step-by-step clinical guide which uses autogenic training principles to help clinicians treat patients suffering from chronic pain, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Autogenic training is a scientific method of treatment which is based on psycho-physiological principles. This volume is the most precise and detailed ever written on autogenic training and its use in the treatment of chronic conditions, and can be used as both a treatment guide and a textbook for courses in applied psycho-physiology, nursing, pain management, stress management, behavioral medicine, and biofeedback.
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List of contents
Foreword, Preface, Organization of the Book, Acknowledgments, Introduction, Part I: Theoretical Aspects of Chronic Pain and Stress, Chapter 1. Fibromyalgia Pain Syndrome: A Brief Review of the Literature, Depression and Anxiety As Concomitants of Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia and Sleep Disturbance, Fibromyalgia and Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Physical Criteria for the Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia, Treatment Interventions, Biofeedback, Relaxation Therapy, and Hypnosis, Physical Therapy Interventions, Fibromyalgia and Psychobiological Disregulation, Chapter 2. Stress and Pain, The Concept of Stress, Models of Stress, Psychophysiology of Stress, Chapter 3. Methods of Stress Management, Stress Management Techniques, Models of Relaxation, Summary, Part II: History and Principles of Autogenic Training, Chapter 4. Autogenic Training: Its History and Basic Principles, The Birth of Autogenic Training, Elements of the Autogenic Process, Conclusions, Chapter 5. Autogenic Training: Medical and Psychological Screening, Medical Screening, Psychological Screening, Chapter 6. Requirements for Achieving the Autogenic State, Lessons from Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy, Restricted Environmental Stimulation and Stress Management, The First Requirement: Reducing Environmental Stimulation, The Second Requirement: Passive Concentration, The Third Requirement: Making Mental Contact with a Specific Body Part or Function, The Fourth Requirement: Repetition of Specific Phrases (Formulas), The Fifth Requirement: Daily Practice, Quick Summary, Part III: Training, Biofeedback, and Treatment of Insomnia, Chapte
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Micah R. Sadigh, Roberto Patarca Montero
