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Childhood Asthma. Part II: Recent Developments in Psychological Treatment (Behavioural Therapy)
Author(s) -
King Neville J.,
Murphy Gregory C.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
australian occupational therapy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1440-1630
pISSN - 0045-0766
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1630.1981.tb01340.x
Subject(s) - deconditioning , asthma , intervention (counseling) , psychotherapist , assertiveness , occupational therapy , biofeedback , relaxation (psychology) , physical therapy , medicine , psychology , relaxation therapy , clinical psychology , psychiatry , social psychology
The behavioural management of childhood asthma has been critically reviewed with the focus on relaxation training, systematic desensitisation, assertive training, biofeedback and the use of deconditioning with exercise induced asthma. The authors conclude that there is a questionable level of relief from these behavioural intervention strategies and suggest that behavioural techniques may be better used in the management of asthma‐related problems, such as the use of drugs and equipment, academic and social problems. The first part of this paper appears in the Australian Occupational Therapy Journal 1981, 28 (2), 49–54.