DEPRESSION & NEUROFEEDBACK
THE RESEARCH
The Clinical Use of An Alpha Asymmetry Protocol in the Neurofeedback Treatment of DepressionTwo Case Studies
Baehr Ph.D., J. P. Rosenfeld Ph.D.& R. Baehr Ph.D.
Journal of Neurotherapy: Investigations in Neuromodulation, Neurofeedback and Applied NeuroscienceVolume 2, Issue 3, 1997
Abstract
In this study we are presenting case studies of two depressed women who were trained with more than 34 sessions each of EEG biofeedback (neurofeedback) using an Alpha Asymmetry protocol, the purpose of this training was to determine if depression could be alleviated when the subjects learned to increase the activation of the left hemisphere and/ or decrease the activation of the right hemisphere. The MMPI-2 was administered before and after training to measure changes in personality factors, including depression. The results suggest that Alpha Asymmetry neurofeedback training may be an effective adjunct to psychotherapy in the treatment of certain types of mood disorders.
Baehr Ph.D., J. P. Rosenfeld Ph.D.& R. Baehr Ph.D.
Journal of Neurotherapy: Investigations in Neuromodulation, Neurofeedback and Applied NeuroscienceVolume 2, Issue 3, 1997
Abstract
In this study we are presenting case studies of two depressed women who were trained with more than 34 sessions each of EEG biofeedback (neurofeedback) using an Alpha Asymmetry protocol, the purpose of this training was to determine if depression could be alleviated when the subjects learned to increase the activation of the left hemisphere and/ or decrease the activation of the right hemisphere. The MMPI-2 was administered before and after training to measure changes in personality factors, including depression. The results suggest that Alpha Asymmetry neurofeedback training may be an effective adjunct to psychotherapy in the treatment of certain types of mood disorders.
Neurofeedback Treatment of Depression and Anxiety
D. Corydon Hammond
Journal of Adult Development
August 2005, Volume 12, Issue 2-3, pp 131-137
Abstract
A robust body of research documents that there are biological predispositions that often exist for depression, anxiety, and obsessive–compulsive disorder. However, new research has shown that medication is only mildly more effective than placebo in the treatment of these problems. In treating these conditions, neurofeedback (EEG biofeedback) may offer an alternative to invasive treatments such as medication, ECT, and intense levels of transcrancial magnetic stimulation. This paper reviews the neurofeedback literature with these problems, finding particularly positive research support for the treatment of anxiety disorders. New findings on the neurofeedback treatment of depression are presented.
D. Corydon Hammond
Journal of Adult Development
August 2005, Volume 12, Issue 2-3, pp 131-137
Abstract
A robust body of research documents that there are biological predispositions that often exist for depression, anxiety, and obsessive–compulsive disorder. However, new research has shown that medication is only mildly more effective than placebo in the treatment of these problems. In treating these conditions, neurofeedback (EEG biofeedback) may offer an alternative to invasive treatments such as medication, ECT, and intense levels of transcrancial magnetic stimulation. This paper reviews the neurofeedback literature with these problems, finding particularly positive research support for the treatment of anxiety disorders. New findings on the neurofeedback treatment of depression are presented.