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KMID : 0607520090170010023
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Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
2009 Volume.17 No. 1 p.23 ~ p.29
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Neurofeedback Treatment for Improvement of Attention in Inattentive Children
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Sin Ki-Seok
Lee Yung-Jin
Lee Yong-Ho
Sung Hyung-Mo
Suh Ho-Suk
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Abstract
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Objectives : This research is to figure out the neurofeedback treatment for the inattentive children is effective in improving attention deficit and furthermore, in relieving hyperactivity and impulsivity.
Methods : 20 children subjects participated for this study. C3-A1 protocol neurofeedback was given 15 to 20 times to each child, it is carried out to compare the degree of attention in each case every 5 times of neurofeedback by using ADHD Rating Scale-IV : Parent Version(ARS) and Attention Deficit Disorder Evaluation Scale-Home Version(ADDES-HV).
Results : The subscale of mean inattention score of ARS was reduced from 14.2 to 8.8 significantly(p<0.05) after 20 sessions of neurofeedback treatment, also the subscale of mean impulsivity/hyperactivity score of ARS from 13.3 to 7.1. The subscales of mean inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity score of ADDES-HV was also reduced significantly(p<0.05) after 20 sessions of neurofeedback treatment. The changes of scores appeared significantly(p<0.05) from 10-15 sessions of neurofeedback treatment.
Conclusion :,/b> The results of this study suggest that neurofeedback can improve children’s attention deficit, hyperactivity and impulsivity, there exists the possibility of being a method to treat ADHD.
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KEYWORD
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Neurofeedback, ADHD, Attention
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