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QEEG / Neurofeedback


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    Articles
  • Robbins, Jim. A Symphony in the Brain. NY: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2000. This popular book written by a journalist, tells the story of neurofeedback, with a history of its development. While Robbins claims that neurofeedback cures all kinds of ills with great effectiveness, for most people the improvements are likely to be modest. Nonetheless, this book provides a lot of answers for the inquisitive person who has a serious interest in neurofeedback and its development. By reading this book, a great deal of time can be saved helping the patient understand the process (Review by James Lawrence Thomas, Ph.D).
  • Evans, James and Andrew Abarbanel. Quantitative EEG and Neurofeedback. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1999. This book is intended for the professional who can read chapters on the technical aspects of neurofeedback and electrophysiology written by the most active people in the field of neurofeedback. It is likely to be dense for most lay people, but may be comprehensible for some people with the right background. There are hundreds of academic references cited throughout this book.
  • Thompson, Lynda and Michael. Neurofeedback combined with training in metacognitive strategies: effectiveness in student with ADD. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback,Vol 23, No. 4, 1999, pp. 243-263. This article describes a study in which the authors compare two groups of children and adults, gave neurofeedback and other psychological interventions, and compared with those who did not get neurofeedback; the neurofeedback children increased their intelligence scores along with other improvements.
  • Various Authors. Clinical Electroencephalography, Special Issues, January 2000. This issue of this well regarded academic journal reviews the professional literature on the effectiveness of neurofeedback with a variety of disorders, including Attention Deficit Disorders, Depression, Addictive Disorders, Head Trauma, and Schizophrenia. Dr. Frank Duffy, a Professor at Harvard Medical School, writes that is we were to go by standards using other medical procedures, neurofeedback would qualify as a legitimate treatment (Review by James Lawrence Thomas, Ph.D). Baehr, E., Rosenfeld, J.P., Baehr, R. (2001). Clinical use of alpha asymmetry neurofeedback protocol in the treatment of mood disorders: Follow-up study one to five years post therapy. Journal of Neurotherapy, 4 (4), 11-18.
  • Birbaumer, B., Fuchs, T., Gruzelier, J., Kaiser, J., Lutzenberger, W. (2003). Neurofeedback Treatment for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children: A Comparison with Methylphenidate. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 28(1) 1-12.
  • Chabot, RJ., DiMichele, F., Prichep, L. (2005). The role of quantitative electroencephalography in child and adolescent psychiatric disorders. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 14 (2005) 21-53.
  • Chiu, S., Frazier, J., Hirshberg, LM. (2005). Emerging brain-based interventions for children and adolescents: overview and clinical perspective. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 14 (2005) 1-19.
  • Clarke, AR., Barry RJ., McCarthy R., Selikowitz, M., Clarke DC., (2003). Effects of stimulant medications on the EEG of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder predominantly inattentive type. Int J Psycholphysiol., 47 (2) 129-37.
  • Clarke, AR., Barry RJ., McCarthy R., Selikowitz, M., Clarke DC., Croft RJ. (2003) ). Effects of stimulant medications on children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and excessive beta activity in their EEG. Clin Neurophysiol. 114(9) 1729-37.
  • Clarke, AR., Barry RJ., McCarthy R., Selikowitz, M. (2001). EEG-defined subtypes of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and excessive beta activity in their EEG. Clin Neurophysiol., 112(11)2098-105.
  • Coutin-Churchman, P., Znez, Y., Uzctegui, M., Alvarez, L., Vergara, F., Mendez, L. (2003). Quantitative spectral analysis of EEG in psychiatry revisited: drawing signs out of numbers in a clinical setting. Clinical Neurophysiol., 114(12) 2294-306.
  • Hammond D.C. (2003) QEEG– guided neurofeedback in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder. Journal of Neurotherapy,7(2) 25-52.
  • La Vague, T.J., Hammond, D.C. Trudeau, D., Monastra, V., Perry, J., Lehrer, P., Matheson, D., Sherman, R. (2002). Template for developing guidelines for the evaluation of the clinical efficacy of psycho-physiological interventions. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 27(4) 273-281.
  • Monastra, V., Monastra D., George S. (2002). The Effects of Stimulant Therapy, EEG Biofeedback and Parenting Style on the Primary Symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 27(4) 231-249.
  • Nopoulos, P., Berg., S., Castellenos, F.X. Delgado, A., Andreasen, N.C., Rapoport, J.L. (2000). Developmental brain anomalies in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Child Neurology, 15, 102-108.
  • Rossiter,T. (2004). The Effectiveness of Neurofeedback and Stimulant Drugs in Treating AD/HD: Part I. Review of Methodological Issues. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 29(2) 95-112.
  • Rossiter, T. (2004). The Effectiveness of Neurofeedback and Stimulant Drugs in Treating AD/HD: Part II. Replication. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 29(4) 233-243.