Examining the Impact of Neurofeedback on Brain Waves and Attention-Deficit Rate in Boys with Attention- Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Report of Health Care

مقاله 5، دوره 5، شماره 3، مهر 2019، صفحه 33-42   

نوع مقاله: Original Article

نویسندگان

Farnaz Karimpour¹؛ Ebrahim Hosseini^{* 2}

¹Department of Psychology, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran

²Department of Physiology, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran

تاریخ دریافت: 02 آذر 1397،  تاریخ پذیرش: 31 مرداد 1398 

چکیده

Introduction: Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the prevalent disorders amidst children over the world. Due to the side effects of medications used in the treatment of this disorder, this study aimed to survey the impact of neurofeedback on the treatment of children with ADHD. Methods: This study was a semi-experimental one with pre and post-test design including two groups of control and experiment. It was carried out among 30 students who had been diagnosed as hyperactive by psychiatric experts, performing two questioners of Conner’s parent and teacher plus neurofeedback, in two groups of 15 as experiment and 15 as the control. Subjects in the experimental group underwent neurofeedback training for 20 sessions, while the control group did not receive any instruction. Following the completion of 20 sessions, over, two groups of control and experiment were tested, and the outcomes were regarded through a statistical method of covariance analysis (p≤0.05). Results: The results revealed that neurofeedback training significantly lessened brain waves, problems of consideration, concentration, hyperactivity and impulsivity, attention deficit, the rate of child behavior in the class, group participation and collaboration, attitude towards power authorities (p≤0.05). Conclusion: The results proved that neurofeedback might improve brain waves plus attention deficit hyperactivity decreases in children with ADHD via developing brain excitation.

کلیدواژه‌ها

ADHD؛ Neurofeedback؛ Brain Waves؛ Attention Deficit

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