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Title
Physiological correlates of applied tension may contribute to reduced fainting during medical procedures.
Authors
Ditto, Blaine; Byrne, Nelson; Holly, Crystal
Abstract
Applied tension (AT) is a behavioral technique used to reduce symptoms such as dizziness and fainting in people with blood and injury phobias as well as medical patients undergoing invasive procedures. AT has been found to reduce dizziness and fainting in several studies of blood donors.
Publication
Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2009, Vol 37, Issue 3, p306