HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 13TH INTERNATIONAL-SYMPOSIUM ON RESPIRATORY PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY HELD AT THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF RESPIRATORY PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY

This article presents a summary of selected events that highlighted th e 13th International Symposium on Respiratory Psychophysiology held at the inaugural meeting of the International Society for the Advancemen t of Respiratory Psychophysiology, Saint Flout; France, 1994. The topi c of basic and applied research includes summaries of presentations of research on (a) the control of breathing, (b) dyspnea, (c) dyspneic-f eat; (d) hyperventilation (panic disorder somatic changes pain, fatigu e, occupational stress, and strain), and (e) asthma. The topic of eval uation of treatment includes (a) a review of breathing retraining outc ome studies and (b) a discussion of recent advances and continuing con troversies regarding breathing patterns and breathing retraining. The topic of technical advances is provided by a description of a visual f eedback device for pulmonary rehabilitation. The symposium banquet cel ebration was highlighted by an award ceremony in which L. C. Lum was r ecognized for his distinguished contributions to respiratory psychophy siology.