The behavioral treatment of psychophysiological disorders is reviewed with an emphasis on group outcome research and controlled, comparative group outcome studies. These behavioral treatments tend to fall into three categories: (I) biofeed-back training; (2) relaxation training; and (3) other behavioral techniques including assertiveness training and systematic desensitization.
Guided by two inclusion criteria-seriousness as defined in terms of prevalence and mortality and the existence of a large body of research-this review discusses the following disorders: essential hypertensions, migraine headaches, muscle contraction headaches, asthma, ulcers, and colitis.
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