Decreased Systolic Blood Pressure through Operant Conditioning Techniques in Patients with Essential Hypertension

Decreased Systolic Blood Pressure through Operant Conditioning Techniques in Patients with Essential Hypertension

Operant conditioning-feedback techniques were employed to lower systolic blood pressure in seven patients with essential hypertension. In five of the patients, meaningful decreases of systolic blood pressure were obtained in the laboratory, ranging from 16 to 34 millimeters of mercury. The therapeut...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1971-08, Vol.173 (3998), p.740-742
Hauptverfasser: Benson, Herbert, Shapiro, David, Tursky, Bernard, Schwartz, Gary E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use
Blood
Blood Pressure
Blood Pressure Determination
Conditioning, Operant
Diastolic blood pressure
Electrocardiography
Female
Heart
Humans
Hypertension
Hypertension - drug therapy
Hypertension - therapy
Male
Medications
Middle Aged
Reinforcement (Psychology)
Research grants
Sound pressure
Systolic blood pressure
Systolic pressure
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Zusammenfassung:Operant conditioning-feedback techniques were employed to lower systolic blood pressure in seven patients with essential hypertension. In five of the patients, meaningful decreases of systolic blood pressure were obtained in the laboratory, ranging from 16 to 34 millimeters of mercury. The therapeutic value of such techniques remains to be established.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.173.3998.740