{"title":"Documenting the Effects of Noninvasive Prefrontal pIR HEG Neurofeedback in the Treatment of Common Mental Health Problems","authors":"Christine Tyrrell Baker","doi":"10.15540/nr.10.3.207","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Clients with mixed diagnoses were provided passive infrared hemoencephalography (pIR HEG) neurofeedback in a mental health private practice treatment setting. This is the first formally documented investigation of pIR HEG neurofeedback applied to a mental health population. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected. Results from 66 clients showed that five sessions of neurofeedback resulted in statistically significant changes in anxiety, depression, limbic overload, and coping self-efficacy. For clients who completed 10 or 15 sessions, results showed robust changes in anxiety, depression, limbic overload, general self-efficacy, coping self-efficacy, and dissociation. The impact of neurofeedback on self-efficacy is discussed as well as limitations and implications for future research.","PeriodicalId":37439,"journal":{"name":"NeuroRegulation","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"NeuroRegulation","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.15540/nr.10.3.207","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Clients with mixed diagnoses were provided passive infrared hemoencephalography (pIR HEG) neurofeedback in a mental health private practice treatment setting. This is the first formally documented investigation of pIR HEG neurofeedback applied to a mental health population. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected. Results from 66 clients showed that five sessions of neurofeedback resulted in statistically significant changes in anxiety, depression, limbic overload, and coping self-efficacy. For clients who completed 10 or 15 sessions, results showed robust changes in anxiety, depression, limbic overload, general self-efficacy, coping self-efficacy, and dissociation. The impact of neurofeedback on self-efficacy is discussed as well as limitations and implications for future research.
期刊介绍:
NeuroRegulation is a peer-reviewed journal providing an integrated, multidisciplinary perspective on clinically relevant research, treatment, reviews, and public policy for neuroregulation and neurotherapy. NeuroRegulation publishes important findings in these fields with a focus on electroencephalography (EEG), neurofeedback (EEG biofeedback), quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG), psychophysiology, biofeedback, heart rate variability, photobiomodulation, repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Simulation (rTMS) and transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS); with a focus on treatment of psychiatric, mind-body, and neurological disorders. In addition to research findings and reviews, it is important to stress that publication of case reports is always useful in furthering the advancement of an intervention for both clinical and normative functioning. We strive for high quality and interesting empirical topics presented in a rigorous and scholarly manner. The journal draws from expertise inside and outside of the International Society for Neurofeedback & Research (ISNR) to deliver material which integrates the diverse aspects of the field, to include: *basic science *clinical aspects *treatment evaluation *philosophy *training and certification issues *technology and equipment