Post Traumatic Stress Disorder—The Neurofeedback Remedy

Othmer, Siegfried; Othmer, Susan F.

doi:10.5298/1081-5937-37.1.24

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“…The positive benefits of neurofeedback as a therapeutic intervention for helping reduce PTSD symptomatology have been reported in a number of studies discussed above (Othmer & Othmer, 2009;Peniston & Kulkosky, 1991;van der Kolk et al 2016). This study specifically identified that artifact corrected neurofeedback, which works by filtering out the contamination that continually results from naturally occurring EMG artifacts such as eye blinks, eye movements and facial activity, significantly improved both auditory and visual attention as measured by the IVA-2.…”

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“…Neurofeedback can be conceptualized as utilizing the brain's inherent capability of neuroplasticity that allows individuals to become aware of the faint cues of their EEG neural activity. By attending to the feedback provided, individuals learn to control and direct their brain activity in order to cultivate a more harmonious and balanced mental state (Budzynski, 1999;Demos, 2005;Nunez, 1981;Othmer & Othmer, 2009;Speckmann & Elger, 1987;White & Richards, 2009). The changes resulting from neurofeedback have been found to result in long-term changes and positive outcomes (Budzynski, 1999;Demos, 2005;Othmer & Othmer, 2009).…”

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“…During this time, it has gained recognition as an acceptable approach for treating conditions ranging from Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD) to anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, and learning disabilities (Hammond, 2011). Neurofeedback works by helping individuals learn to become more aware and sensitive to their emotional and mental states in order to develop better self-regulation, selfawareness, and attention control, thus allowing for individuals to slowly and safely experience traumatic memories in order to process and decondition their impact without becoming overwhelmed (Demos, 2005;Othmer & Othmer, 2009). While the initial stage of the neurofeedback therapeutic process for PTSD is to facilitate the development of a calm and stable mental state, the next phase is to permit the brain to access and to resolve the emotional expression of underlying traumas through deconditioning of emotional reactions that previously occurred whenever they spontaneously arose or were triggered by environmental stimuli (Robbins, 2000).…”

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Neurofeedback: A noninvasive treatment for symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans

McReynolds

Bell

Lincourt

2017

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This paper discusses positive therapeutic gains made with veterans whose primary treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was artifact corrected neurofeedback. Assessments completed after both 20 and 40 halfhour sessions of treatment identified significant improvements for both auditory and visual attention using the IVA-2 and significant improvements in well-being based on the General Well-Being Scale (GWBS). It was discovered that neurofeedback impacted individuals' overall auditory attention and IVA-2 global auditory test scores significantly improved after both 20 (p < .007, Cohen's d = 0.5) and 40 training sessions (p < .0001, Cohen's d = 0.8). Veterans were found to have significant enhancements in auditory vigilance (p < .03), processing speed (p < .0009) and focus (p < .01). The IVA-2 global measure of visual attention was also found to show significant improvements after 20 sessions (p < .004, Cohen's d = 0.5) and after 40 sessions (p < .06, Cohen's d = 0.4). Specific improvements in visual processing speed (p < .04) and focus (p < .02) were identified after 40 sessions. Ratings of well-being significantly improved after treatment (p < .001, Cohen's d = 0.8) with 84% of the veterans improving five points or more on the GWBS. Improvements in well-being were found to be significantly correlated with increases in veterans' overall auditory attention (r = .44, p < .03) and auditory processing speed (r = .57, p < .005).

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2017

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“…The second was a case series on combat-related PTSD (Othmer & Othmer, 2009). The third was a case series on pediatric epilepsy (Legarda, McMahon, Othmer, & Othmer, 2011).…”

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Infra-Low Frequency Neurofeedback in Depression: Three case studies

Grin-Yatsenko

Othmer²,

Пономарев

et al. 2018

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Electroencephalographic (EEG) findings on depressive patients indicate theta and alpha activity higher than in normal controls. Extensive literature reports on the effectiveness of neurofeedback techniques in the treatment of cognitive and behavioral disorders by training the patients to modulate their brain activities, as reflected in their electroencephalogram. Three unmedicated, depressed individuals participated in this study of infra-low frequency neurofeedback (ILF NF) training. Along with the pre-and posttreatment Depression Rating Scales assessment, quantitative EEGs (qEEG) were recorded in eyes-open and eyes-closed resting states and during the visual cued Go/NoGo task before and after 20 sessions of training. Along with remission of the clinical symptoms of depression, significant decrease of theta power over frontal and central areas was observed in all three patients under all test conditions. These qEEG dynamics might be a correlate of ILF NF-related recovery of the appropriate level of frontal cortical activation.Keywords: neurophysiology; neurofeedback; depression; qEEG; infra-low frequency

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“…Special significance is also acquired by the application of biofeedback with reference to the persons with posttraumatic stress disorder -PTSD [13]. Nowadays the EEG Biofeedback method is vastly applied in working with attention-deficient children, including those with motor hyperexcitability syndrome with attention deficit (ADHD -attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) [14,15,16,17].…”

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Application of the EEG Biofeedback method in attention deficits therapy in young sportspeople - A pilot study

Artymiak¹,

Niewiadomy²,

Pielecka-Sikorska³

et al. 2017

Balt J Health Phys Act

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BackgroundWhile working with contestants, sports psychology has been successfully applying the biofeedback (neurofeedback) method since 1970s, noticing its potential in the field of attention concentration, decrease in destructive tension hindering achievement of the expected results in various sports disciplines. The researchers aimed at demonstrating to what extent the EEG Biofeedback method may prove useful in correcting attention concentration deficits in young sportspeople). The presented research project was of a pilot character, and the studies undertaken may be extended and modified. Material/MethodsThe research project included young sportspeople (16-17 years old) who were students of the Academic Secondary School of Sports Championship at the School of Economics and Innovation in Lublin. Students (N = 20) were assessed by the school psychologist and teachers as to the noticed difficulties in attention concentration, and they were diagnosed with the application of two methods: EEG Biofeedback and Brickenkamp's Attention Test d2 R. in the Polish adaptation by E. Dajek. On the basis of analysis of the obtained results 10 students were selected, who undertook EEG Biofeedback trainings (20 one-hour sessions, twice a week, in the period between March and June 2016). ResultsBoth the attention measurement and the EEG Biofeedback training record assessment demonstrated favorable changes in each of the participants in the project (an increase in the ZK indicator, a change in the brain waves proportion Theta/Beta/Beta2). ConclusionsThe subsequent examination with the use of an attention test as well as analysis of the EEG Biofeedback training record confirmed the effectiveness of the applied method as a method of correcting deficits/ attention concentration difficulties in young sportspeople. [3, p. 198-199].EEG Biofeedback is defined as self-regulatory method of normalizing EEG waves, allowing conscious modification of psycho-physiological status through changing the pattern of brain waves. Due to the application of operative conditioning, the EEG Biofeedback method is regarded as an instrumental psychotherapy method [4]. Certain ranges can be strengthened or inhibited by means of training. The method takes advantage of biological feedback, allowing controlling and modifying the functions that in everyday functioning remain independent of our will. The training takes place with the application of two computer systems with a special EEG Biofeedback module. The apparatuses enable us to trace the recording of the patient's brain waves and imaging them graphically -as a video game. The host, using appropriate parameters, stimulates desirable and inhibits undesirable bands of brain waves. Depending on whether the trainee achieves the set parameters -the game has a successful course or not. The training is aimed at improving bioelectrical function of the brain, depending on the disorder. Thanks to the so-called feedback, the trainee can learn to regulate their brain waves on their own, strengthening or weak...

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder—The Neurofeedback Remedy

Cited by 33 publications

References 4 publications

Neurofeedback: A noninvasive treatment for symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans

Neurofeedback: A noninvasive treatment for symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in veterans

Infra-Low Frequency Neurofeedback in Depression: Three case studies

Application of the EEG Biofeedback method in attention deficits therapy in young sportspeople - A pilot study

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