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Richard Gervitz

Background

Richard N. Gevirtz, Ph.D. serves as a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University in San Diego and the Research Director of the Pain Research Center at Sharp Hospital. Dr. Gevirtz has been Member of Scientific Advisory Board of Helicor, Inc. since June 2007. He also serves as Associate Editor of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. He serves as President of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. He served as President of the International Society for the Advancement of Respiratory Psychophysiology (ISARP). He is the author of numerous publications on the psychophysiological mechanisms and treatment using heart rate biofeedback, respiratory retraining, and cognitive behavioral therapies of disorders affected of the autonomic nervous system, such as IBS, non-cardiac chest pain, TMD, and headache. Dr. Gevirtz is a reviewer for various scientific journals including Psychosomatic Medicine and Biological Psychiatry.