Therapeutic Uses

Therapeutic Applications of Neurofeedback. The following is an alphabetical listing of available links to data on therapeutic applications for neurofeedback available at this website. A listing of potential therapeutic applications for neurofeedback, grouped on the basis of research and/or clinical data appears below.

Anxiety	Fetal Alchohol Syndrome
Attachment Disorder	Learning Disabilities
ADHD/ADD	Migraine
Autism	Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Autoimmune Dysfunction	Pre-Menstrual Syndrome
Chronic Pain	Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	Sleep Disorders
Conduct Disorders	Stroke
Depression	Tourette’s Syndrome
Eating Disorder	Traumatic Brain Injury

Therapeutic Applications of Neurofeedback. The therapeutic applications that appear below are grouped according to the currently-available level of research and/or clinical data. The presence of certain therapeutic applications in the third grouping may also be based on the need for professionals to be aware of the potential for side effects. It should be noted that these groupings will most likely be subject to revision as the knowledge base for neurofeedback continues to expand.

The following syndromes have published evidence of effectiveness using Neurofeedback:

Addiction	Learning Disabilities
Anxiety	Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
ADHD/ADD	Relaxation
Depression	Sleep Disorders

The following syndromes have clinical reports of effectiveness using Neurofeedback:

Attachment Disorder	Eating Disorder
Autoimmune Dysfunction	Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome	Tourette’s Syndrome
Chronic Pain	Traumatic Brain Injury
Borderline Personality Disorder	Dissociative Identity Disorder
Cognitive Decline in the Elderly	Parkinson’s Disease

The following are experimental applications for Neurofeedback:

Autism	Learning Disabilities
Conduct Disorders	Migraine
Epilepsy	Pre-Menstrual Syndrome
Fetal Alchohol Syndrome	Stroke

Disclaimer:

Some of the material  presented in these pages include results which have been obtained in a clinical setting, and some have grounding in research under more controlled conditions.

The techniques discussed herein should be employed only by professionals who are appropriately trained, and who are operating within the scope of their present license to practice. The presentation of these results is intended for educational purposes, and to serve as a quick source of information to provoke the interest of researchers within the mental health community who are involved with these conditions. Other terms for EEG biofeedback include “neurofeedback” and “neurotherapy”.