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Psychophysiological Stress Assessment Using Biofeedback
Published on: July 31, 2009
Treatment of anxiety and stress with biofeedback
1Christine Dunster, RN, MA, is staff development manager at St Camillus Care and Rehabilitation Center, Stamford, Connecticut, and offers health coaching when time permits. She was a nurse clinician/educator and coordinator of the Women's Resource Center at Greenwich Hospital's Center for Integrative Medicine when this case report was written; the center closed in September 2011.
Abstract:
"Kate" is a thin, attractive 50-year-old perimenopausal woman who considers herself "basically healthy" but feels she needs help with stress management in her life. She is educated, married, and the mother of 4 children ranging in age from 11 to 22 years. In addition to managing her household, she has a full-time job as an administrative assistant and also works a part-time job from home. She states she needs to do this so the family can "get back on our feet" as her husband was unemployed for a number of months and they currently have 2 children in college. In addition, they relocated a year ago to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for her husband's job and now have a higher mortgage payment. "Family" is Kate's top priority, but she does not receive much assistance from her husband on the home front and feels "there is not enough time in a day."
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