The Clinical Use of An Alpha Asymmetry Protocol in the Neurofeedback Treatment of Depression

Autores

  • E. Baehr
  • J. P. Rosenfeld
  • R. Baehr

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https://doi.org/10.1300/J184v02n03_02

Resumo

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 treatmentof certain types of mood disorders.

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2016-12-18

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v. 2 n. 3 (1997)

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