What Professionals are Saying

"EEG biofeedback meets the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry criteria for clinical guidelines for treatment of ADHD, seizure disorders, anxiety (OCD, GAD, PTSD, phobias), depression, reading disabilities, and addictive disorders. This suggests that EEG biofeedback should always be considered as an intervention for these disorders by the clinician."

The editors of a special issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, Volume 14, Number 1 January 2005.

The EEG and Clinical Neuroscience Society supports Neurofeedback saying "Neurofeedback can indeed be considered Evidence-Based treatment for AD/HD."

Efficacy of Neurofeedback Treatment in ADHD: the Effects on Inattention, Impulsivity and Hyperactivity: a Meta-Analysis, Journal of Clinical EEG & Neuroscience, July, 2009

The American Academy of Pediatrics supports Biofeedback rating efficacy at "Level 2, Good Support"

A September 2010, American Academy of Pediatrics analysis of Evidenced-Based Child and Adolescent Interventions

"Given the increased positive outcomes of neurofeedback for ADHD reported in published research, EEG-biofeedback, or "neurofeedback," is the likely primary contributor to the Level 2 classification"

The Behavioral Medicine Report health and wellness through psychological science

"The neuro-feedback program produced patient outcomes equivalent to those obtained with stimulant drugs..."

Rossiter, T. R. Thomas Rossiter, The Effectiveness of Neurofeedback and Stimulant Drugs in Treating AD/HD: Part II. Replication APPLIED PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY AND BIOFEEDBACK Volume 29, Number 4, 233-243, December, 2004

"Advantages to QEEG-Neurotherapy are that it is noninvasive, self-regulated, and has no know side effects, or systematic or pharmacological interactions. It is effective across a wide range of conditions and age groups."

Denise Malkowicz, Jolene Ross, James Caunt, "Integrative Approaches to Brain Rehabilitation", Chapter 12, Integrative Rehabilitation, in Integrative Psychiatry, Monti, D. & Beitman, B., (Editors), Weil Integrative Medicine Library, Oxford Press

"Overall, these findings support the use of multi-modal treatment, including medication, parent/school counseling, and EEG biofeedback, in the long-term management of ADHD, with EEG biofeedback in particular providing a sustained effect even without stimulant treatment...parents interested in non-pharmacological treatment can pursue the use of complementary and alternative therapy. The therapy most promising by recent clinical trials appears to be EEG biofeedback."

Katie Campbell Daley, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, The journal Current Opinion in Pediatrics: April 2004 - Volume 16 - Issue 2 - p 216, Office pediatrics: EDITORIAL OVERVIEW

"The literature, which lacks any negative study of substance, suggests that EBT (EEG Biofeedback Therapy) should play a major therapeutic role in many difficult areas. In my opinion, if any medication had demonstrated such a wide spectrum of efficacy it would be universally accepted and widely used. It is a field to be taken seriously by all."

Frank Duffy, M.D., Director, Developmental Neurophysiology, Children's Hospital, Boston, Duffy F, Editorial, Clinical EEG,31,(1), 2000.

The EEG and Clinical Neuroscience Society supports Neurofeedback in the treatment of Seizure Disorders saying: "Based on this meta-analysis, EEG operant conditioning was found to produce a significant reduction in seizure frequency. This finding is especially noteworthy given the patient group, individuals who had been unable to control their seizures with medical treatment."

Gabriel Tan, John Thornby, D. Corydon Hammond, Ute Strehl, Brittany Canady, Kelly Arnemann and David A. Kaiser. Meta-Analysis of EEG Biofeedback in Treating Epilepsy, Journal of Clinical EEG & Neuroscience, July, 2009

"EEG biofeedback meets the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry criteria for clinical guideline (CG) for treatment of ADHD, seizure disorders, anxiety (OCD, GAD, PTSD, phobias), depression, reading disabilities, and addictive disorders. This suggests that EEG biofeedback should always be considered as an intervention for these disorders by the clinician."

The editors of a special issue of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, Volume 14, Number 1 January 2005.

"An assessment of over 25 years of peer reviewed research demonstrat[ed] impressive EEG and clinical results achieved with the most difficult subset of seizure patients."

M. Barry Sterman, Basic Concepts and Clinical Findings in the Treatment of Seizure Disorders with EEG Operant Conditioning. Clinical EEG,31,(1), 2000. http://www.ecnsweb.com/images/articles2000.htm#JANUARY%202000,%20Volume%2031

Neurofeedback "makes the brain more vigorous and able to do a better job of managing body and mind...The more people I met in the field, the more impressed I was...The effects of neurofeedback are not subtle. They are extremely robust. There is nothing else like it, not even other kinds of biofeedback...There is enough evidence to know that neurofeedback has changed and will continue to change lives, a great many of them. It can treat serious problems that many people believe they must suffer with for the rest of their lives, without drugs or side effects."

Jim Robbins, A Symphony in the Brain: The Evolution of the New Brain Wave Biofeedback, Grove Press, 2008. http://www.amazon.com/Symphony-Brain-Evolution-Wave-Biofeedback/dp/0802143814/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1320251185&sr=1-1

"...three randomized controlled trials...have shown neurofeedback to be superior to a (semi active) control group. The semi active control group in these studies can be regarded as a credible sham control providing an equal level of cognitive training and client-therapist interaction. Therefore, in line with the uidelines for rating clinical efficacy, we conclude that neurofeedback treatment for ADHD can be considered 'Efficacious and Specific' (level 5) with a high ES [Effect Size] for inattention and impulsivity and a medium ES for hyperactivity."

Efficacy of Neurofeedback Treatment in ADHD: the Effects on Inattention, Impulsivity and Hyperactivity: a Meta-Analysis. Martijn Arns, Sabine de Ridder, Ute Strehl, Marinus Breteler and Anton Coenen, Clinical EEG and Neuroscience, Volume 40 Number 3 July 2009. http://www.neurofeedback.ch/downloads/Meta-Studie2009.pdf

"Behavioral improvements induced by NF [Neurofeedback] training in children with ADHD were maintained at a 6-month follow-up...The results confirm the notion that NF is a clinically efficacious module in the treatment of children with ADHD."

Neurofeedback Training in children with ADHD: 6-month follow-up of a randomized controlled trial. Holger Gevensleben, Brigit Holl, Bjorn Albrecht, Dieter Schlamp, Oliver Kratz, Petra Studer, Aribert Rothenberger, Gunther H. Moll, Harmut Heinrich, European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Published online 25 May 2010. http://www.mendeley.com/research/neurofeedback-training-children-adhd-6month-followup-randomised-controlled-trial-19/

"For parent and teacher ratings, improvements in the neurofeedback group were superior to those of the control group (medium effect size)."

Is Neurofeedback an efficacious treatment for ADHD? A randomized controlled clinical trial. Holger Gevensleben, Birgit Holl, Bjorn Albrecht, Claudia Vogel, Dieter Schlamp,Oliver Kratz, Petra Studer, Aribert Rothenberger, Gunther H. Moll, and Harmut Heinrich. Journal of Child Psychology and Pscyhiatry, 2009. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.02033.x/abstract

"The present study indicates maintenance of improvement of executive functions and social behavior after 12 months..."

Long-term effects of neurofeedback treatment in autism. Mirjam E.J. Kouijzer, Jan M.H. de Moor, Berrie J.L.Gerrits, Jan K. Buitelaar, Hein T. van Schie. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2009. http://www.beterbrein.nl/documents/ASS2

"Astonishingly, the successful enhancement of SMR [Sensory Motor Rhythm] amplitude by ISC (Instrumental SMR Conditioning), improved sleep quality (indicated by decreased sleep onset latency) as well as declarative learning. ISC might thus be considered a promising nonpharmacological treatment for primary insomnia and other disorders."

Instrumental Conditioning of Human Sensorimotor Rhythm (12-15 Hz) and its Impact on Sleep as Well as Declarative Learning. Kerstin Hoedlmoser, Thomas Pechesterfer, Gerg Gruber, Peter Anderer, Michael Doppelmayr, Wofgang Kimesch, Manuel Schubus. SLEEP 2008;31(10):1401-1408. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2572745/

"I find it unfortunate when physicians including those involved with TBI neurorehabilitation tell patients that after 18 months they have obtained all the return they can expect and will have to learn to adapt to their remaining deficits. I have often seen neurofeedback produce significant improvements years after the original injury."

D. Corydon Hammond, Website of the International Brain Injury Society, http://www.internationalbrain.org/?q=node/88

"The Neurocognitive approach (EEG biofeedback) has demonstrated effectiveness in this area, as evidenced in this research article. While it is axiomatic that more research needs to be conducted, at least there appears to be a potential to have a positive impact upon the TBI patient whether they come from auto accidents, slip and falls or our soldiers returning from the Iraq war."

Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Efficacy Review of Computers, Strategies, QEEG-Guided Biofeedback, and Medications. Technical Report #1 of the Brain Foundation. Kirtley E. Thornton, Ph.D. & Dennis P. Carmody, Ph.D. http://www.littlepsych.com/pdf/Thornton.pdf

"...quantitative EEG has been shown to be highly sensitive (96%) in identifying post-concussion syndrome, and neurotherapy has been shown in a number of studies to be effective in significantly improving or redressing the symptoms of post-concussion syndrome, as well as improving similar symptoms in non-TBI patients."

"This study demonstrated minimal to significant improvements in several functional tasks. The conclusion is that the use of NFB for a person with a head injury and brain tumor can be generalized to be used with stroke survivors."

Effect of Neurofeedback on Motor Recovery of a Patient with Brain Injury: A Case Study and Its Implications for Stroke Rehabilitation. Kay Wing, TOPICS IN STROKE REHABILITATION/FALL 2000. http://thomasland.metapress.com/content/4g2f5plvrnm9bggn/fulltext.pdf

Biofeedback Resources

International Society for Neuronal Regulation - The International Society for Neuronal Regulation is an international membership organization of professionals from various disciplines doing Neurotherapy, neurofeedback training, quantitative EEG analysis, and research.

Sterman-Kaiser Imaging Laboratory - Provides the software used for Neurotherapy and EEG feedback. A rich source of information, and research support for quantitative EEG assessment.

Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback - Dedicated to research, clinical applications and public information on biofeedback, related sciences and stress disorders.

Biofeedback Certification Institute of America - The Biofeedback Certification Institute of America (BCIA) was formed in January 1981 to establish and maintain professional standards for the provision of biofeedback services and to certify those who meet these standards.

EEG Spectrum - EEG Spectrum International, Inc. is the largest and most experienced provider of professional training in Neurofeedback worldwide.

EEG and Clinical Neuroscience Society - The original goal of AMEEGA and still a primary function of the ECNS is to further the clinical practice of classic electroencephalography (EEG) from the professional, scientific, and economic standpoints. In addition to classic EEG, ECNS also strongly supports those who practice the newer field of Quantitative EEG (QEEG) as well as the allied fields of Evoked Potentials, Polysomnography (sleep EEG), and Peripheral Neurophysiology.

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