On Psychiatry Advisor, counselor Tori Rodriguez discusses how biofeedback works, and what the research has shown about its efficacy for helping people deal with a variety of mental disorders or psychological problems.
“There are several different types of this technique, which measures brain wave activity or other physiological responses like skin temperature, muscle tension, or heart rate variability while patients make a purposeful attempt to influence these variables,” explains Rodriquez.
Biofeedback Can Help Improve Symptoms of Mental Disorders (Psychiatry Advisor, April 6, 2015)