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EEG Biofeedback as a Treatment for Substance Use Disorders: Review, Rating of Efficacy, and Recommendations for Further Research

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Check out this Knowledge Base article from StressTherapy Solutions: EEG Biofeedback as a Treatment for Substance Use Disorders: Review, Rating of Efficacy, and Recommendations for Further Research.

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Study at a glance

Area
Addiction
Study type
Review & meta-analysis
Authors
Sokhadze TM, Cannon RL, Trudeau DL
Journal
Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
Year
2008
Protocol
alpha-theta and beta neurofeedback (review)

Key findings

  • Alpha-theta training rated probably efficacious for alcoholism
  • Alpha-theta plus beta training, combined with residential treatment programs, rated probably efficacious for stimulant and mixed substance abuse
  • Neurofeedback may enhance certain outcomes when added to other therapies
  • The authors discuss research design considerations and describe current studies

DOI 10.1007/s10484-007-9047-5 → PubMed 18214670 →

A review of three decades of EEG biofeedback (neurofeedback) for substance use disorders, which often occur alongside other conditions and several types of EEG abnormality. Neurofeedback has usually been combined with other therapies. Using efficacy criteria adapted from two professional biofeedback and neurofeedback societies, the authors rate alpha-theta training as probably efficacious, either alone for alcoholism or combined with beta training and residential treatment for stimulant and mixed substance abuse.