The cover of this issue shows refugees from Darfur fleeing across a swollen river to safety in neighboring Chad. Our thanks to photographer Ryan Spencer Reed, whose photographic impressions of the suffering in Sudan can be seen at http://sudanproject.ryanspencerreed.com/. This second successive special issue on post traumatic stress disorder is dedicated to the hundreds of thousands of human beings affected each month by warfare, persecution, and torture.

Professional Issues

Fred Shaffer and Judy Crawford provide a second article in a Biofeedback Certification Institute of America series, which pays tribute to “educators who have made a difference” in improving

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The Biofeedback Certification Institute of America values its partnership with the dedicated educators who teach biofeedback and neurofeedback to our certificants. This article is the second in a series that introduces the dedicated educators who have helped us succeed in our mission to protect the welfare of biofeedback consumers, to provide credibility to biofeedback practitioners, and to advance the field of biofeedback. This article also reports on the international growth of biofeedback and neurofeedback training programs.

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The author describes sports psychophysiology interventions with the Indian Olympic gold medal winner, Abhinav Bindra, who performed in the air rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The article proposes an evolutionary psykinetics approach, accenting “psykinetic states”—postural patterns linked to dominant personality characteristics. The interventions included biofeedback training using respiration, thermal biofeedback, electro-dermal biofeedback, neurofeedback, and heart rate variability. Training objectives included assisting the athlete to remain extremely calm (to avoid any trembling during sighting) while also remaining mentally alert and reactive. The neurofeedback training was customized to this athlete, and the breathing interventions included training tolerance for extended breath holds, because athletes shoot during a suspension of respiration for stability in sighting. Chiropractic manipulation and muscle activation completed the training regimen.

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The authors describe the Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS), established by the Australian government to provide specialized services for the many torture and trauma survivors accepted as refugees in Australia. Of the clients served by STARTTS, 30% present with post traumatic stress disorder. The authors report on the integration of neurofeedback into the psychotherapy provided to these individuals.

Advances in the Use of Biofeedback and Neurofeed-back with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Part II

Professional Issues

Biofeedback Certification Institute of America: Educators Who Have Made a Difference (Part 2)

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Psykinetics and Biofeedback: Abhinav Bindra Wins India's First-Ever Individual Gold Medal in Beijing Olympics

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Neurofeedback in Work With Refugee Trauma: Rebuilding Fragile Foundations

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Integration of Neurofeedback in the Therapeutic Work With Torture and Trauma Survivors: A Case Study

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Resilience Training for Army ROTC Cadets: Both Pre- and Postdeployment Soldiers

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Anxiety Associated With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder—The Role of Quantitative Electro- encephalograph in Diagnosis and in Guiding Neurofeedback Training to Remediate the Anxiety

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The Importance of Electroencephalogram Assessment for Autistic Disorders

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Handbook of Neurofeedback, Dynamics, and Clinical Applications

REPORT: Report from FABBS Meeting

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT: Establishing a University-Based Biofeedback Clinic for Practice, Education, and Research

SPECIAL ISSUE: The Impact of a Romantic Partner on Patient Experience of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback

SPECIAL ISSUE: Pain—There Is Hope

ABSTRACTS: Abstracts of Papers Presented at the 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback