Slow cortical potential neurofeedback and self-management training in outpatient care for children with ADHD: Study protocol and first preliminary results of a randomized controlled trial

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue NOV, 2014, Pages

  Christiansen, Hanna ^a   Reh, Verena ^a   Schmidt, Martin H ^a   Rief, Winfried ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ADHD; Behavior therapy; Effectiveness; Neurofeedback; Self management; Slow cortical potential training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROFEEDBACK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PSYCHOEDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CARE; SLOW CORTICAL POTENTIAL NEUROFEEDBACK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84933673046     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00943     Document Type: Article

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