Effects of Neurofeedback on Panic Disorder Patients’ anxiety

To examine the effectiveness of a 7-weeks neurofeedback training programme to improve increased range of alpha band and abnormal anxiety in patients with panic disorder. Randomized controlled trial, conducted at a psychiatric clinic in Southern China. Participants were randomly assigned to a neurofe...

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Published inNeuroQuantology Vol. 15; no. 3
Main Authors LU, Yan, WANG, Chunmei, SU, Lingjin, MA, Zhiwen, LI, Sijin, Fan, Yulan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bornova Izmir NeuroQuantology 07.09.2017
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Anxiety disorders
Biofeedback
Electroencephalography
Panic attacks
Patients
Training
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Summary:To examine the effectiveness of a 7-weeks neurofeedback training programme to improve increased range of alpha band and abnormal anxiety in patients with panic disorder. Randomized controlled trial, conducted at a psychiatric clinic in Southern China. Participants were randomly assigned to a neurofeedback training (n = 10) and a control group (n = 8). The neurofeedback group received a 20-session training to improve abnormal anxiety, but the control group received only routine care with no neurofeedback. Using a two-way MANOVA, the changes in mean abnormal anxiety were significantly higher in the neurofeedback group than in the control group. Furthermore, the changes in mean increased range of alpha band were significantly higher in the neurofeedback group than in the control group. An intervention involving neurofeedback significantly improved abnormal anxiety in crowded places and public places.
ISSN:1303-5150
1303-5150
DOI:10.14704/nq.2017.15.3.1083