Neurofeedback treatment of two children with learning, attention, mood, social, and developmental deficits

Journal of Neurotherapy

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 55-70

  Jacobs, Edward H ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Autism; Learning disabilities; Mood disorders; Neurofeedback; Social deficits

Indexed keywords

ATOMOXETINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; QUETIAPINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIOPATHY; SYMPTOM; TIC;

EID: 33746429063     PISSN: 10874208     EISSN: 1530017X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J184v09n04_06     Document Type: Article

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