COMPARISON OF TRADITIONAL THERAPY VERSUS NEUROFEEDBACK FOR ADHD: A ONE YEAR RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 50 PATIENTS
*Ghazala Nathu MD, Adila Nathu, MD, Bruno Coimbra, BS and William G. Keller, BA, MT, BB (ASCP)cm
ABSTRACT
The treatment for children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) today is predominantly
pharmacological. Behavior therapy (BT) and neurofeedback (NF) are promising alternative non-pharmacological
treatments. In our study fifty patients were tested. These included twenty-five control patients and 25 patients with
neurofeedback. We evaluated the quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG) of these patients after 10 sessions.
Research shows that excess theta or a high theta/beta ratio is typical for ADHD. After treatment here was
significant reduction of theta waves (P< 0.0001). Thus, supporting neurofeedback as an effective treatment
modality for ADHD.
Keywords: .
[Full Text Article]
Impact Factor : 6.044
