EEG-neurofeedback and psychodynamic psychotherapy in a case of adolescent anhedonia with substance misuse: Mood/theta relations

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 84-95

  Unterrainer, H F ^a,b   Chen, M J L ^c,d   Gruzelier, J H ^d  

^a Center for Integrative Addiction Research CIAR   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Addiction; Anhedonia; Depression; Neurofeedback; Psychodynamic psychotherapy; Short term psychotherapy; SMR; Theta

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; KETAMINE;

ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ANHEDONIA; ARTICLE; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COLLEGE STUDENT; DEPRESSION; DISORIENTATION; DRUG MISUSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; FORGIVENESS; HOPE; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MALE; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; NEUROFEEDBACK; NEUROSIS; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSIS; SINGLE PARENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; THETA RHYTHM; YOUNG ADULT; AFFECT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AFFECT; ANHEDONIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROFEEDBACK; PERSONALITY TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; PSYCHOTHERAPY, PSYCHODYNAMIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; THETA RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904764363     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2013.03.011     Document Type: Article

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