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The Psychology and Physiology of Breathing

In Behavioral Medicine, Clinical Psychology, and Psychiatry

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  • © 1993

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Authors:
  1. Robert Fried

    1. Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, USA
      Institute for Rational-Emotive Therapy, New York, USA

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  2. Joseph Grimaldi

    1. University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, USA

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. Introduction

    • Robert Fried, Joseph Grimaldi
    Pages 1-20

  3. Elements of the Anatomy and Physiology of the Respiratory System

    • Robert Fried, Joseph Grimaldi
    Pages 21-56

  4. The Circulatory System and the Heart

    • Robert Fried, Joseph Grimaldi
    Pages 57-86

  5. Blood and the Red Blood Cells

    • Robert Fried, Joseph Grimaldi
    Pages 87-108

  6. Capnometry and the Computerized Psychophysiological Profile

    • Joseph Grimaldi
    Pages 109-172

  7. Some Functional Relationships between Hyperventilation and the Endocrine, Cardiovascular, and Nervous Systems

    • Robert Fried, Joseph Grimaldi
    Pages 173-192

  8. Respiration, Hyperventilation, and Mental Disorders

    • Robert Fried, Joseph Grimaldi
    Pages 193-230

  9. Behavioral Treatment and Control of Breathing in Physiotherapeutic, Yogic, and Relaxation Methods

    • Robert Fried, Joseph Grimaldi
    Pages 231-243

  10. Behavioral Assessment and Breathing Training in the Treatment of Hyperventilation, Asthma, and Other Conditions

    • Robert Fried, Joseph Grimaldi
    Pages 245-300

  11. In Conclusion

    • Robert Fried, Joseph Grimaldi
    Pages 301-306

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 307-374
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About this book

This is Robert Fried's third book on the crucial role of breathing and hyperventilation in our emotional and physical health. The first, The Hyperventilation Syndrome (1987), was a scholarly monograph, and the second, The Breath Connection (1990a), was a popular version for the lay reader. This book combines the best features of both and extends Dr. Fried's seminal work to protocols for clinical psychophysiology and psy­ chiatry. Hoping to avoid misunderstanding, he has taken systematic care to introduce relevant electrical, physiological, and psychological concepts in operational language for the widest possible professional audience. Any clinician not thoroughly experienced in respiratory psycho­ physiology and biofeedback will leave these pages with profound new insight and direction into an aspect of our liveswhich we innocently take for granted as "common sense"-the role of breathing in health and illness. Einstein viewed such common sense as "that set of prejudices we acquired prior to the age of eighteen." I am impressed that Dr. Fried mirrors Einstein's uncanny genius in not accepting the obvious­ breathing is not "common sense" but, rather, is a pivotal psycho­ physiological mechanism underlying all aspects of life.

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`[The author] has taken systematic care to introduce relevant electrical, physiologic, and psychological concepts in operational language for the widest possible professional audience....Any clinician not thoroughly experienced in respiratory psychophysiology will leave these pages with profound new insight and direction.'
From the foreword by Charles F. Stroebel, Institute for Advanced Studies in Behavioral Medicine, Connecticut

Authors and Affiliations

  • Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, USA

    Robert Fried

  • Institute for Rational-Emotive Therapy, New York, USA

    Robert Fried

  • University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, USA

    Joseph Grimaldi

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Psychology and Physiology of Breathing

  • Book Subtitle: In Behavioral Medicine, Clinical Psychology, and Psychiatry

  • Authors: Robert Fried, Joseph Grimaldi

  • Series Title: The Springer Series in Behavioral Psychophysiology and Medicine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1239-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1993

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-44278-0Published: 31 August 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-1241-1Published: 11 June 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-1239-8Published: 29 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIV, 374

  • Topics: Psychology, general, Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry

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