QEEG guided neurofeedback therapy in personality disorders: 13 case studies

Clinical EEG and Neuroscience

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-10

  Surmeli, Tanju ^a   Ertem, Ayben ^b  

^a Healthy Living Center for Research and Education   (Turkey)

^b Brain Power Human Resources   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Neurofeedback; Personality disorders; Quantitative EEG

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BETA RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EEG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW RESOLUTION ELECTROMAGNETIC TOMOGRAPHY; MALE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; NEUROFEEDBACK THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOPATHY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEST OF VARIABLES OF ATTENTION; THETA RHYTHM; TOMOGRAPHY; URINALYSIS;

EID: 62549111807     PISSN: 15500594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/155005940904000107     Document Type: Conference Paper

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