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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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Sokhadze, Tato M., Cannon, Rex L., Trudeau, David L.·2008·Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
DOI 10.1007/s10484-007-9047-5PMC PMC2259255
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Electroencephalographic (EEG) biofeedback has been employed in substance use disorder (SUD) over the last three decades. The SUD is a complex series of disorders with frequent comorbidities and EEG abnormalities of several types. EEG biofeedback has been employed in conjunction with other therapies and may be useful in enhancing certain outcomes of therapy. Based on published clinical studies and employing efficacy criteria adapted by the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback and the International Society for Neurofeedback and Research, alpha theta training-either alone for alcoholism or in combination with beta training for stimulant and mixed substance abuse and combined with residential treatment programs, is probably efficacious. Considerations of further research design taking these factors into account are discussed and descriptions of contemporary research are given.

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  • Other paradigms such as evaluative conditioning, neurofeedback training, and inhibition training with problem-related stimuli have shown promising results but have only been tested in student samples.

    “In addition to these re-training paradigms, other paradigms have been developed which demonstrated promising results, such as evaluative conditioning (Houben et al., 2010), neurofeedback training (Sokhadze et al., 2008) and inhibition training in the context of problemrelated stimuli (Houben et al., 2011a), but these procedures have as yet only been tested in student samples.”

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Authors
Sokhadze, T. M., Cannon, R. L., & Trudeau, D. L.
Affiliations
  • University of Louisville (US)
  • University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
  • University of Minnesota (US)
Corresponding author
  • Sokhadze, Tato M.
  • Cannon, Rex L.
  • Trudeau, David L.
Venue
Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2008-01-24
Volume
33
Issue
1
Pages
1-28
ISSN
  • 0363-3586 (ISSN-L)
  • 1090-0586
  • 1573-3270
DOI
10.1007/s10484-007-9047-5
PMC
PMC2259255
OpenAlex
W2598880572
Cited by
222
References
262
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FWCI
1.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Licence
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  • Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Drug Abuse (R03DA021821)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
Keywords
neurofeedback, substance use disorders, alcoholism, stimulant abuse, residential treatment, treatment efficacy, EEG abnormalities
MeSH terms
Alcoholism, Alpha Rhythm, Central Nervous System Stimulants, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Mental Disorders, Beta Rhythm, Biofeedback, Psychology, Brain Mapping, Electroencephalography, Frontal Lobe, Humans, Illicit Drugs, Theta Rhythm, Comorbidity, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment Outcome, Event-Related Potentials, P300, Substance-Related Disorders

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