A randomised controlled trial of combined EEG feedback and methylphenidate therapy for the treatment of ADHD

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 143, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Li, Li ^a,b   Yang, Li ^a,b   Zhuo, Chuan Jun ^a,b,c   Wang, Yu Feng ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY SIXTH HOSPITAL   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c PR China   (China)

Author keywords

ADHD; EEG feedback; Methylphenidate

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECREASED APPETITE; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DSM-IV; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MALE; NEUROFEEDBACK; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIAL STATUS; THERAPY EFFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; NEUROFEEDBACK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84883893671     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: 14243997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4414/smw.2013.13838     Document Type: Article

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