In-school neurofeedback training for ADHD: Sustained improvements from a randomized control trial

Pediatrics

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 483-492

  Steiner, Naomi J ^a   Frenette, Elizabeth C ^a   Rene, Kirsten M ^a   Brennan, Robert T ^b   Perrin, Ellen C ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Biofeedback; Cognitive training; Growth model; Neurofeedback

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COGNITION; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DSM-IV; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROFEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; TRAINING;

ADHD; BIOFEEDBACK; COGNITIVE TRAINING; GROWTH MODEL; NEUROFEEDBACK;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROFEEDBACK; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84895135296     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2013-2059     Document Type: Article

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