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The Big Five Inventory (BFI), which is based on the classic “big five” dimensions of personality, was released into the public domain. All healthcare professionals may now use the BFI for free, and the author offers a free online scoring program. Oliver P. John, Ph.D. and V. Benet-Martinez developed the BFI in 1998, and in case you forgot, the big five consist of Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, Emotional Stability, Extroversion, and Intellect or Openness. Emotional Stability was previously referred to as “neuroticism.” Check the end of this report for a link to download the PDF version, as well links to the online version and scoring program.
The Texas Psychological Association (TPA) announced today that they will accept nominations for President-Elect Designate and Board of Trustees Members through 08/21/09. Now is your chance to get involved! Please check the end of this post for the complete announcement released today. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Mixx [...]
This Science Daily Research Update is long overdue so let us jump right into the details. Today’s update highlights new and interesting research, such as the relationship of weight loss and vitamin D, several new studies on pregnancy (low birth weight, flu, and depression), the genetic link among anxiety, depression, and insomnia, REM Sleep and [...]
Journey to the Wild Divine and Healing Rhythms are part of the Wild Divine hardware/software biofeedback system available for professional or home use. This software sports a cool user interface that teaches relaxation skills through guided tutorials from experts and through visual and auditory feedback complete with modern graphics and beautiful sounds and music. The [...]
Today’s The Scientist Research News Update brings about a very interesting round of new research. For example, check out these articles that discuss: the control of a prosethetic or robotic arm using an implanted brain electrode may be easier than initially believed, the role of white brain matter in human learning, the injection of growth [...]
I stumbled across a great website that catalogs free medical journals appropriately named FreeMedicalJournals.com (FMJ). A large variety of scientific healthcare journals are indexed, such as psychology, psychiatry, neurology, oncology, biology, pain, alternative medicine, and pharmacology. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Mixx it up Share via MySpace Share [...]
Thought Technology just released a free PDF biofeedback “mini-ebook” (49 pages) entitled, “Basic Of Surface Electromyography Applied To Physical Rehabilitation and Biomechanics.” Students or biofeedback clinicians that use surface electromyography (SEMG or EMG) will find this to be a fantastic free resource. Check the end of this review for a download link. Bookmark on Delicious [...]
This is a quick announcement to let our valued readers know that they can now keep up with The Behavioral Medicine Report on Twitter! The Twitter website will be updated with all new reviews found here. It took a while for me to embrace the Twitter media format, but better late than never! Visit The [...]
The July 21rst edition of the NIH/NIMH Research News Update highlights new information that includes evidence-based prevention of suicide in the military, depression is more strongly related to stress rather than a gene, more on stimulants and sudden death, a brief one-time intervention helps to reduce sexually transmitted diseases in African American males, and the [...]
In a huge development for the field of biofeedback, researchers* classified neurofeedback for childhood Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as “Level 5 – Efficacious and Specific” – the highest available efficacy rating established by ISNR and AABP. The investigators utilized a statistical technique called a meta-analysis to arrive at the results. Speaking from personal experience, neurofeedback clinicians have long known the powerful effects of EEG biofeedback for childhood attention and hyperactivity difficulties. Research trickled out over the years to provide support of these anecdotal clinical observations, but several recent well designed neurofeedback/ADHD studies allowed researchers to collect a minimum number of quality studies to conduct the current meta-analysis. For example, see Children With ADHD Realize Significant Benefits From Neurofeedback Training In a Randomized Clinical Trial reviewed on this website in February 2009.
