Abstract:
This paper is a part of the clinical research entitled "A longterm observation of clinical effect of drug and nondrug treatments of hypertension". No difference in blood pressure, magnitude of pressure reduction between drug treatmentand drug plus biofeedback treatment was shown. But the drug dosage can be reduced in biofeedback group during the one year observation. These results show that biofeedback, the nonpharmacological treatment and cognitive biobehavioral therapy,can reduce the patient’s blood pressure. It is a valuable alternative or adjunct traditional management for patients with hypertension.