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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2016.17.9.387

The effects of QEEG based on neurofeedback training for anxiety disorder  

Cho, Sang hee (Dept. of Neuroscience, Seoul University of Buddhism)
Cho, che hyung (Dept. of Neuroscience, Seoul University of Buddhism)
Park, Pyong Woon (Dept. of Neuroscience, Seoul University of Buddhism)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.17, no.9, 2016 , pp. 387-393 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aim of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of QEEG-based neurofeedback clinical tests on patients diagnosed with anxiety disorder. Researchers tested six patients with anxiety disorder using 32-channel QEEG(Quantitative electroencephalograpy) and neurofeedback training equipment. The study measured anxiety levels of patients using QEEG and BAI physiological psychology tests. Test results found hyperactive beta waves present in all six patients' temporal lobe. The intensity of the wave of the right hemisphere temporal lobe T4(M=31.07) was the higher than that of the left hemisphere temporal lobe 3(M=29.11). Following Neurofeedback training, the beta wave of the right hemisphere lobe was reduced significantly in all patients. The average anxiety level decreased from 23.57 to 12.14 after the neurofeedback training. In addition, among the two patients who were taking medication, one patient reduced his dosage while the other patient discontinued taking medication. This result implies that the QEEG neurofeedback training technique can be effectively applied to patients with anxiety disorder.
Keywords
Anxiety disorder; BAI; EEG; Neurofeedback; QEEG;
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