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[The usage of neurofeedback in children with ADHD: the method and its evaluation].

Abstract
Neurofeedback is a computer-based behavior training, which is gaining increasing interest in the treatment of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This article gives an introduction to neurofeedback and summarizes the state of research, discussing inter alia methodical aspects (e. g., requirements to a control training). Evaluation studies conducted so far indicate clinical efficacy. For example, neurofeedback training was superior to a computerized attention training in a randomized controlled trial (medium effect size). Follow-up investigations suggest that treatment effects remain stable (at least six months). At the clinical level, comparable improvements could be obtained for the neurofeedback protocols theta/beta training and training of slow cortical potentials. Neurophysiological findings document different mechanisms of theta/beta training and slow cortical potential training. Future studies should further elucidate the specificity of training effects related to the kind of training and certain disorders and address how to optimize and individualize neurofeedback training.
AuthorsHolger Gevensleben, Gunther H Moll, Aribert Rothenberger, Hartmut Heinrich
JournalPraxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie (Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr) Vol. 60 Issue 8 Pg. 666-76 ( 2011) ISSN: 0032-7034 [Print] Germany
Vernacular TitleNeurofeedback bei Kindern mit ADHS--methodische Grundlagen und wissenschaftliche Evaluation.
PMID22145423 (Publication Type: Evaluation Study, Journal Article, Review)
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Attention (physiology)
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity (physiopathology, psychology, therapy)
  • Child
  • Electroencephalography (methods)
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Neurofeedback (methods)
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

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