The Effect of Neurofeedback training on improving attention and inhibition skills in adults with Attention Deficit Disorder: A pilot experimental therapy

Subject Areas : Educational

nooshin basiri ¹ , zahra khayyer ² , habib hadian fard ³

1 - Educational Sciences & Psychology Department, University of shiraz, shiraz, Iran. Lecturer in Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani University, faculty of law and theology, department of psychology and counseling, Isfahan, Iran.
2 - Educational Sciences & Psychology Department, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran. Lecturer in Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani University, faculty of law and theology, department of psychology and counseling, Isfahan, Iran.
3 - Professor, Clinical Psychology, University of Shiraz, Shiraz, Iran.

Received: 2014-09-09 Accepted : 2020-06-08 Published : 2021-05-22

Keywords: attention deficit disorder, neurofeedback, Inhibition, Adult Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder,

Abstract :

Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is a lifelong disorder that affects many people. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of neurofeedback training on treatment of adult ADD. A pre-test-post-test control grouped, quasi-experimental study was carried out. The research population was individuals with ADD (18-40 years old) who were referred to the Psychotherapy and counseling Centers of Isfahan City.  20 patients were selected applying convenient sampling and randomly assigned to control or experiment groups. Conners Questionnaire, Slow Movement Test and Diagnostic Interview were applied prior to the intervention. Data were analyzed by MANCOVA in SPSS-23. The results showed that neurofeedback training up to 95.7% can ameliorate ADD symptoms and it was effective about 93%  in improvement of inhibition skills, in adults. In general speaking, it can be argued that, having attention deficit disorder causes brain wave disturbance and neurofeedback can modify and adjust it. The effects are clinically stable. Hence, neurofeedback training can be used as an alternative therapy for ADD treatment.

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