The usage of neurofeedback in children with ADHD: The method and its evaluation;Neurofeedback bei Kindern mit ADHS - methodische Grundlagen und wissenschaftliche Evaluation

Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 666-676

  Gevensleben, Holger ^a   Moll, Gunther H ^a   Rothenberger, Aribert ^a   Heinrich, Hartmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

ADHD; Behavior therapy; EEG; Evaluation; Neurofeedback

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053996604     PISSN: 00327034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13109/prkk.2011.60.8.666     Document Type: Article

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