The EEG and Clinical Neuroscience Journal will post a study tomorrow purporting that scientific research has provided evidence proving that Neurofeedback (also called EEG Biofeedback) is an affective treatment method for combating ADHD.

Neurofeedback is the use of external response mechanisms (like sounds or vibrations) to represent brain activity. These indicators are used to help the patients understand how their brain activity translates into undesirable physical activity. In this way, they can regain control of their brain activity and break habits or subconscious activities that impact their quality of life.

The results were collected through 15 studies on over 1000 patients with ADHD, and they showed that neurofeedback treatment has large and clinically significant effects on Impulsivity and Inattention and a modest improvement of Hyperactivity.

The idea of using neurofeedback to treat ADHD has been a controversial one with some psychiatrists, but many claim that these protests are driven by drug companies and related, non-medical motives.

Other areas where neurofeedback has been researched include treatment of substance abuse, anxiety, depression, epilepsy, OCD, learning disabilities, Bipolar Disorder, Conduct Disorder, anger and rage, cognitive impairment, migraines, headaches, chronic pain, autism spectrum disorders, sleep dysregulation, PTSD and MTBI.

Do you have a child with ADHD? If so, what do you think about this type of treatment?