Complex case: A biofeedback intervention to control impulsiveness in a severely personality disordered forensic patient
Howard, Richard C.
Howard, Richard C.
Abstract
Impulsiveness in personality disordered forensic patients is associated with poor treatment completion and high risk of re-offending. A biofeedback training protocol, previously found to reduce impulsiveness and improve attention in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, was used in an initial attempt to reduce impulsiveness in a severely personality disordered man with borderline, antisocial and histrionic features. Electrocortical, behavioural and self-report measures of impulsiveness were taken before and immediately following 6 weeks of biofeedback training and at 3 months follow-up. The patient successfully engaged with the intervention. His self-reports of reduced impulsiveness and improved attention were corroborated by behavioural and electrocortical measures that indicated reduced impulsiveness and better focused attention. Results suggest this intervention might prove useful in improving behavioural and emotional self-regulation in severely personality disordered patients. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
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Date
2013
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Article
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Personality disorders, Impulsive behaviour, Psychology biofeedback
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Howard, R. C., Schellhorn, K. & Lumsden, J. (2013). Complex case: A biofeedback intervention to control impulsiveness in a severely personality disordered forensic patient. Personality and Mental Health, 7 (2), pp.168-173.