Clinical use of an alpha asymmetry neurofeedback protocol in the treatment of mood disorders: Follow-up study one to five years post therapy

Journal of Neurotherapy

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 11-18

  Baehr, Elsa ^a   Rosenfeld, J Peter ^b   Baehr, Rufus ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c One of the City Colleges of Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective disorders; Alpha asymmetry; Biofeedback; Electroencephalogra phy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347934648     PISSN: 10874208     EISSN: 1530017X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J184v04n04_03     Document Type: Article

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