Are Complex Psychotherapies More Effective than Biofeedback, Progressive Muscle Relaxation, or Both? A Meta-Analysis

A meta-analysis of 26 studies was conducted to assess whether more complex forms of psychotherapy would be superior to control treatments of either biofeedback, progressive muscle relaxation, or both. Consistent with hypotheses, more complex treatments provided a small, significant improvement over...

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Published inPsychological reports Vol. 100; no. 1; pp. 303 - 324
Main Authors Stevens, Sean E., Hynan, Michael T., Allen, Mike, Braun, Michelle M., McCart, Michael R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.02.2007
Subjects
Biofeedback, Psychology
Humans
Muscle Relaxation
Psychotherapy - methods
Relaxation Therapy
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Summary:A meta-analysis of 26 studies was conducted to assess whether more complex forms of psychotherapy would be superior to control treatments of either biofeedback, progressive muscle relaxation, or both. Consistent with hypotheses, more complex treatments provided a small, significant improvement over biofeedback and progressive muscle relaxation (r = .09). A subset of the more complex behavioral treatments accounted for most of this small incremental effectiveness of more complex treatments (r = .15). Possible sources of this incremental effectiveness are discussed.
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ISSN:0033-2941
1558-691X
DOI:10.2466/pr0.100.1.303-324