Key result
Alpha Asymmetry neurofeedback training reduced depression scores on the MMPI-2 by clinically significant margins and alleviated depressive symptoms in two women with chronic mood disorders.
Why the study?
Does Alpha Asymmetry neurofeedback training improve depression in depressed women?
Case Report (n=2)
No
Does Alpha Asymmetry neurofeedback training improve depression in depressed women?
Alpha Asymmetry neurofeedback training may be an effective adjunct to psychotherapy in the treatment of certain types of mood disorders.
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May support adjunctive neurofeedback in select mood disorders; leaves open efficacy confirmation in controlled trials.
In this study we are presenting case studies of two depressed women who were trained with more than 34 sessions each of EEG biofeedback (neurofeedback) using an Alpha Asymmetry protocol, the purpose of this training was to determine if depression could be alleviated when the subjects learned to increase the activation of the left hemisphere and/ or decrease the activation of the right hemisphere. The MMPI-2 was administered before and after training to measure changes in personality factors, including depression. The results suggest that Alpha Asymmetry neurofeedback training may be an effective adjunct to psychotherapy in the treatment of certain types of mood disorders.
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Baehr et al. (1997) conducted a case report in Depression (n=2). Alpha Asymmetry neurofeedback was evaluated on Changes in personality factors and depression measured by the MMPI-2. Alpha Asymmetry neurofeedback training reduced depression scores on the MMPI-2 by clinically significant margins and alleviated depressive symptoms in two women with chronic mood disorders.
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