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The author responds to the comments by Graap and Freides (1998) raised in regards to the Peniston/Kulkosky clinical data. Items are clarified, errors acknowledged, and more current findings summarized.

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Peniston, E.G. Comments by Peniston. Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback 23, 273–275 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022217900096

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