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The Hyperventilation Syndrome

A Pilot Study on the Effectiveness of Treatment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

A. R. Kraft  and
C. A. L. Hoogduin
A. R. Kraft*
Affiliation:
St Hippolytus Hospital, Polikliniek Psychiatrie, Reynier de Graefweg 11, 2625 AD Delft, The Netherlands
C. A. L. Hoogduin
Affiliation:
Polikliniek, Psychiatrie
*
∗Correspondence
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Summary

The aim of the study was to discover the relative effectiveness of four methods of treating patients suffering from hyperventilation attacks. The methods used were: breathing and relaxation therapy, hyperventilation provocation training, treatment based on influencing the factors which lead to the development of the syndrome, and drug treatment. The first three methods were demonstrated to be effective, whilst the fourth showed no signs of effectiveness. The condition of patients in the control group remained the same or deteriorated.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 145 , Issue 5 , November 1984 , pp. 538 - 542
Copyright
Copyright © 1984 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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