Table of Contents

I. Anatomy, Physiology, Physiopathology, and Psychology of the Respiratory System.- 1. Basic Anatomy and Physiology of the Respiratory System and the Autonomic Nervous System.- 2. Nasopulmonary Physiology.- 3. Behavioral Perspectives on Abnormalities of Breathing during Sleep.- 4. Control of Breathing and Its Disorders.- 5. Breathing and the Psychology of Emotion, Cognition, and Behavior.- II. Hyperventilation: Diagnosis and Therapy.- 6. Diagnosis and Organic Causes of Symptomatic Hyperventilation.- 7. Hyperventilation Syndromes: Physiological Considerations in Clinical Management.- 8. Psychiatric and Respiratory Aspects of Functional Cardiovascular Syndromes.- 9. Hyperventilation and Psychopathology: A Clinical Perspective.- 10. Management of Patients with Hyperventilation-Related Disorders.- 11. The Role of the Physiotherapist in the Treatment of Hyperventilation.- III. Other Therapeutic Approaches to Breathing Disorders.- 12. Breathing and Vocal Dysfunction.- 13. Respiratory System Involvement in Western Relaxation and Self-Regulation.- 14. Behavioral Management of Asthma.- 15. Respiratory Practices in Yoga.- 16. Styles of Breathing in Reichian Therapy.- 17. Breathing and Feeling.- 18. Breathing Therapy.- 19. Breathing-Related Issues in Therapy.- Appendix: Publications of the Symposia on Respiratory Psychophysiology.- Author Index.

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