Overview
Neurofeedback techniques are used as treatment for a variety of psychological disorders including attention deficit disorder, dissociative identity disorder, depression, drug and alcohol abuse, and brain injury. Resources for understanding what the technique is, how it is used, and to what disorders and patients it can be applied are scarce. An ideal tool for practicing clinicians and clinical psychologists in independent practice and hospital settings, this book provides an introduction to neurofeedback/neurotherapy techniques.
• Details advantages of quantitative EEG over other systems like PET, SPECT
• Gives details of QEEG procedures and typical measures
• Describes QEEG databases available for reference
• Recommends protocols for specific disorders/patient populations
Audience: Practicing clinicians and clinical psychologists in independent practice and hospital settings. Nurses, physicians and education specialists.
Editorials
From The Critics
Reviewer: Michael Joel Schrift, D.O., M.A.(University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)Description: The current state of progress in EEG biofeedback (neurofeedback) and quantitative EEG are covered in this book. It is a useful review edited and authored by research psychologists in the field.
Purpose: The purpose, according to the editors, is to provide an overview of the basics of quantitative EEG and neurofeedback in one source which, prior to this book, has been lacking in the literature.
Audience: The intended audience is clinical psychologists who treat patients with biofeedback, as well as researchers in the field.
Features: The textbook features 406 pages divided into four parts and 14 chapters, including an index. Part I is an overview of the general principles and history of the field. In Part II clinical applications are covered, with chapters on medical applications, attention-deficit disorder, dissociative disorders, addictive disorders, mood disorders, traumatic brain injury, stroke, and coma. Part III is a review of models of neurofeedback efficacy, and Part IV is a summary of legal and ethical issues. Each chapter ends with up-to-date and useful references. The book ends with a helpful index.
Assessment: This is a useful book on EEG biofeedback and quantitative EEG. Clinicians and researchers in this field will find it especially useful.
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This is the first clinical textbook on Neurofeedback NFB to be published, and if you are a professional seriously interested in neurofeedback, we urge you to buy it immediately.Contemporary Psychology
This book is an important step in bringing to a wider audience the major diagnostic and curative modalities of QEEG and EEG neurofeedback.Michael J. Schrift
The current state of progress in EEG biofeedback (neurofeedback) and quantitative EEG are covered in this book. It is a useful review edited and authored by research psychologists in the field. The purpose, according to the editors, is to provide an overview of the basics of quantitative EEG and neurofeedback in one source which, prior to this book, has been lacking in the literature. The intended audience is clinical psychologists who treat patients with biofeedback, as well as researchers in the field. The textbook features 406 pages divided into four parts and 14 chapters, including an index. Part I is an overview of the general principles and history of the field. In Part II clinical applications are covered, with chapters on medical applications, attention-deficit disorder, dissociative disorders, addictive disorders, mood disorders, traumatic brain injury, stroke, and coma. Part III is a review of models of neurofeedback efficacy, and Part IV is a summary of legal and ethical issues. Each chapter ends with up-to-date and useful references. The book ends with a helpful index. This is a useful book on EEG biofeedback and quantitative EEG. Clinicians and researchers in this field will find it especially useful.From The Critics
"This is the first clinical textbook on Neurofeedback (NFB) to be published, and if you are a professional seriously interested in neurofeedback, we urge you to buy it immediately."
--MINDFITNESS.COM, An American BioTec e-mail Newsletter
"This is the first clinical textbook on Neurofeedback (NFB) to be published, and if you are a professional seriously interested in neurofeedback, we urge you to buy it immediately. We are so impressed by the book that we are including its use in our seminars...That said, get the book. Some of the writing is brilliant. You will learn a lot. And if you love neurofeedback you will be in for some fascinating and fun reading."
--Adam Crane, Ph.D. in the JOURNAL OF NEUROTHERAPY (Fall/Winter 1999)
"This book is an important step in bringing to a wider audience the major diagnostic and curative modalities of QEEG and EEG neurofeedback... The practicing psychologist beset by insurance carriers demanding proof of treatment efficacy should come away from reading this book with a compelling excitement. What stands out in prominent relief is that psychologists are using off-the-shelf technology to effectively treat disorders that had been considered untreatable... This volume is rich in information."
--CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGY (Volume 46, Number 5, 2001)
3 Stars from Doody