Practice in Clinical Psychology
Practice in Clinical Psychology
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Effectiveness of Neurofeedback on the Event-Related Potentials in Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
روانپزشكي
Psychiatry
پژوهشي
Research
<p style="text-align: justify"><b>Objective: </b>The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of neurofeedback therapy on event-related potential (EPR) at both behavioral and physiological level in children (7-12 years) with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). </p>
<div style="text-align: justify"><b>Methods:</b> The current study is a quasi-experimental project whit pre-test and post-test control group. In this study, the subjects (12 patients in the experimental group and 12 patients in the control group) were selected after initial evaluation, according to DSM-IV criteria for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and the type of sampling is purposeful. Due to control of intelligence variable, the children with normal range of IQ were selected. Subjects were matched as much as possible with respect to age, IQ, and comorbidity with other disorders. Subjects performed visual continuous performance task VCPT at two time points by two months interval (at the start and end of the program). Analysis of variance with repeated measures ANOVA and ANCOVA methods were used respectively for the evolution of neurofeedback effects on EPR and behavioral characteristics (omission error, commission error, and reaction time). For statistical processing SPSS software version 21 was used. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify"><b>Results:</b> No significant differences were observed between experimental and control groups in event-related potentials of both behavioral and physiological level. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify"><b>Conclusion:</b> Application of neurofeedback is a useful approach in improving performance of patients with ADHD through the normalization of patient’s brain waves, especially in the prefrontal area.</div>
Attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Neurofeedback, Event-related potentials (ERP)
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http://jpcp.uswr.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-128-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Elnaz
Ensafi
elnaz_ensafi89@yahoo.com
10031947532846007138
10031947532846007138
No
Organization
سازمان
Reza
Rostami
rrostami@ut.ac.ir
10031947532846007139
10031947532846007139
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Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.
سازمان
Yousef
Moghadas Tabrizi
moghadas@ut.ac.ir
10031947532846007140
10031947532846007140
No
Organization
سازمان