The cover of this issue shows Ryan, a pediatric neuroscience patient at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, learning biofeedback with his therapist Nancy Christie, PhD, to alleviate his headache symptoms.

This special issue is dedicated to “Applications of Biofeedback and Self-Regulation in Medical Settings.” Since the Spring issue of 1999, Biofeedback has repeatedly dedicated special issues to promoting an integration of biofeedback, psychophysiological therapies, self-regulation training, and hypnosis into primary care, pediatrics, and health care in general. Terence D. Davies, Chairman of Family Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical Center, served as Guest Editor for that Spring

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Medical schools have recognized and endorsed integrative health care. As such, integrated care is becoming more common. Biofeedback practitioners already trained to work in medical settings and those willing to be so trained have a real opportunity to expand their base of services because self-regulation is an important part of integrated care and lifestyle change. Working in medical settings requires a broad base of knowledge and skill, including an understanding of both the formal and informal rules that govern activities in such settings. Having a mentor or supervisor who already possesses the requisite skills can be most useful in helping the practitioner acquire the needed knowledge and skills and to make a shift from focusing on pathology to one of promoting good physical and mental health. Issues of competence, informed consent, and confidentiality must also be addressed and often in ways not common in other settings.

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As biofeedback and neurofeedback achieve greater worldwide recognition, there is increased demand for international education and training standards. This article discusses the promise of international biofeedback and neurofeedback, challenges to the growth of international certification, and the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America initiatives to eliminate the obstacles to both U.S. and international certification.

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Biofeedback for pediatric headache has been well established over the past 25 years. Biofeedback has traditionally been practiced and applied in hospitals, pain clinics, chemical dependency facilities, universities, and private practices. The purpose of this article is to share the author's experience working in a children's medical center in the neuroscience division and to encourage readers to pursue work in untapped, high-potential settings that could greatly benefit from this vital service. This article will detail how biofeedback has been used and integrated into a pediatric neurology clinic.

Applications of Biofeedback and Self-Regulation in Medical Settings

Ethical Behavior in Medical Settings

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Biofeedback Certification Institute of America Goes Global

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Integrating Biofeedback Into a Pediatric Neuroscience Department

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Psychophysiology in an Adult Hospital

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Return to Baseline: Psychophysiological Treatment of Postconcussive Symptoms in Combat-Injured Soldiers With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Comorbid Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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The Biofeedback Program at Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics

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A Single-Participants Investigation of the Effects of Various Biofeedback-Assisted Breathing Patterns on Heart Rate Variability: A Practitioner's Approach

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Chocolate: Finger Licking Good An Economic and Tasty Temperature Feedback Device

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

ABSTRACTS: Abstracts of Posters Presented at the 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of AAPB

MEMORIAL: Eleanor Criswell-Hanna, 1938–2024

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