Biofeedback in psychiatric and psychological clinical practice

Poleszak Julita, Szabat Przemysław, Szabat Marta, Boreński Grzegorz, Wójcik Magdalena, Milanowska Joanna. Biofeedback in psychiatric and psychological clinical practice. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2019;9(5):346-353. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3228936

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Received: 28.04.2019. Revised: 28.04.2019. Accepted: 26.05.2019.

Biofeedback in psychiatric and psychological clinical practice

Julita Poleszak^1*, Przemysław Szabat¹, Marta Szabat¹, Grzegorz Boreński¹, Magdalena Wójcik¹, Joanna Milanowska²

¹Student Science Club at the Department of Applied Psychology, Medical University of Lublin
²Department of Applied Psychology, Medical University of Lublin

* E-mail adress: julita.poleszak@wp.pl

ORCID ID:
Julita Poleszak https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5166-6262
Przemysław Szabat https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5796-1900
Marta Szabat https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6309-2027
Grzegorz Boreński https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5359-7555
Magdalena Wójcik https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0999-6284
Joanna Milanowska https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9741-1583

Introduction: Biofeedback is about improving conscious control over emotional states and some physiological activities. It is a non-invasive, painless and completely safe technique of self-regulation of the body and mind through psychophysiology.

The aim of the study: The aim of this article was to present the effects of Biofeedback therapy in psychiatric and psychological clinical situations

Material and method: Standard criteria were used to review the literature data. A search of articles was carried out in the PubMed and Google Scholar database.

Description of the state of knowledge: Biofeedback is a promising form of behavioral therapy. It can support the work of the mind in healthy people and intensify the treatment of many psychological and psychiatric conditions. The analysis of the research shows that the effectiveness of BFB therapy is high in conditions such as: anxiety disorders, increased stress levels, ADHD, depressive disorders, and insomnia.

Summary: The versatile effectiveness of BFB should therefore lead clinicians to encourage this form of therapy during therapeutic treatment of their patients.

Keywords: Biofeedback, Neurobiofeedback, psychological disorders, psychiatric disorders