Editorial Type:
Article Category: Other
 | Online Publication Date: 01 Dec 2014
Perspectives on Research on the Use of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback for Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Perspectives on Research on the Use of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback for Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
PhD and
MA
Page Range: 143 – 145
The process of doing interventional research using a randomized clinical trial design to test the efficacy of heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback as a treatment for combat-related posttraumatic-stress disorder (PTSD) in Veterans with PTSD is described from two perspectives: by the study Principal Investigator and by one of the research staff. The history, context, and results of the study are briefly presented.
J. P. Ginsberg
Wendy Fogo
Contributor Notes
Correspondence: J. P. Ginsberg, PhD, Principal Investigator, Dorn VA Medical Center and Dorn Research Institute, 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29209, email: jay.ginsberg@va.gov.