Nuerofeedback- anyone try it?

[Guest guest]

My son had OCD, GAD and some Aspergers. We had four seperate medical

professionals suggest nuerofeedback for him. Anyone know anything about it?

[Guest guest]

Our 11yr old daughter -- OCD / Tourette's -- has been undergoing neurofeedback /

biofeedback therapy for the last 18 months. Subjectively, she finds it very

relaxing and goes to these weekly sessions eagerly. From our observation, the

treatment has dramatically improved all aspects of her sleep routine and (we

believe) contributed to a significant easing in Tourette's symptoms and overall

mood. It is less clear what impact, if any, the neurofeedback has had on the

OCD, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to tease out the effects of this

therapy from the meds.

Nonetheless, the evidence appears to support the conclusion -- in our daughter's

case -- that the neurofeedback has yielded substantial benefits for tics. Wish

I could offer something more definitive on the OCD. We continue to pursue this

in the hopes that it will. The theory suggests the potential is there...with

the neurofeedback working to strengthen the pre-frontal cortex and, therefore,

the child's ability to inhibit both involuntary muscular / vocal activity and

involuntary / obsessive thoughts.

One article is entitled, " Improve Mental Health with Neurofeedback " in the March

2009 issue of ODE Magazine (www.odemagazine.com) by Blaine Greteman of Oklahoma

State University. Some very useful information at:

http://bio-medical.com/news.cfm?mode=eeg and http://www.aapb.org/

Regards,

Chris