A position paper on neurofeedback for the treatment of ADHD

Journal of Neurotherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 66-78

  Sherlin, Leslie ^a   Arns, Martijn ^b   Lubar, Joel ^c   Sokhadze, Estate ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX   (United States)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Efficacy rating; Neurofeedback; Position; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; METHYLPHENIDATE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EFFECT SIZE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INDEPENDENT COMPONENT ANALYSIS; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION;

EID: 77952597487     PISSN: 10874208     EISSN: 1530017X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10874201003773880     Document Type: Article

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