Media type: E-Article Title: A Psychophysiological Study of Breathing Behaviour Contributor: Skarbek, Andrew imprint: Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1970 Published in: British Journal of Psychiatry Language: English DOI: 10.1192/bjp.116.535.637 ISSN: 0007-1250; 1472-1465 Keywords: Psychiatry and Mental health Origination: Footnote: Description: <jats:p>The idea of a relationship between respiration and mental functioning can be traced back to ancient superstition that the diaphragm is the centre of the soul as well as of emotion.</jats:p>