Diagnosing ADHD
“ADHD takes many forms. Some are common and some quite rare. Some respond rapidly to treatment while others take more time. Some drive teachers and parents crazy while others elicit sympathy and caring. In some cases, the difference between a label of ADD and ADHD is the severity of the disorder. In other cases, the.. read more →
Is Your Brain Causing You Pain?
“Some Possible Brainwave Effects: TOO MUCH: Mental fog, pain=Delta Waves. Cannot stay focused=Theta Waves. Cannot finish projects, cannot sleep=Alpha Waves. Anxiety=Beta.TOO LITTLE: Poor sleep=Delta Waves. Cannot relax=Theta Waves. Mental chatter=Alpha Waves. Cannot concentrate=Beta Waves.” pg.29 Biofeedback for the Brain by Paul G. Swingle. Too much or too little of any brain wave pattern causes symptoms.. read more →
ADHD and Addictive Behavior
“Question: My brother is a drug addict and tells me that his addiction was caused by the ADHD. Is this true?” “Answer: Many adults with untreated ADHD develop problems with drugs. Often this occurs because the ADHD leads to failures that in turn lead to attempts to escape the negative feelings about being a.. read more →
Adult ADHD and Challenges
“Joel and Judith Lubar report that adults with ADD are likely to have reactive depression because of repeated failures and inability to meet their own, often unrealistic, standards. Indeed, between 70 and 80 percent of children with ADHD continue to experience significant problems in adulthood. Neurotherapists have known for some time that a far greater.. read more →
Being Sober and Neurofeedback
FREQUENTLY ASKED :Q: I saw a neurotherapist who said I had to be sober for one month before he would treat me. I cannot stop drinking. Can I be treated anyway?A: You need enough sobriety to have a minimally clear head. I have had success with those who could manage to stay sober only a.. read more →
It’s All In Your Head, Neurofeedback
“The client soon understands that the referring physician believes that the client’s problems are not valid in a medical sense but are a function of the client’s problems and not valid in a medical sense but are a function of the client’s mental condition. My response to clients who have been told, “It’s all in.. read more →
Alcoholism and Neurofeedback
“Although perhaps surprising, self-regulation of brain activity has been practiced for thousands of years in meditation, yoga, and the martial arts. Elmer Green, at the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas, observed that people practiced in meditation produced high amplitude, slow frequency brain signals when in profoundly relaxed states. Green further reported on the use.. read more →
“It’ All In Your Head”
In his book A Symphony in the Brain, journalist Jim Robbins wonders why a field with such enormous promise, as neurotherapy is still not well known. It has been practiced by therapists for almost four decades. Numerous studies have shown that it can treat serious mental conditions. Further, neurotherapy has been shown to be.. read more →
ADD and DRUG ABUSE and ALCOHOL
The Link between ADD and Drugs and Alcohol Alcohol, drugs, and ADD are frequent companions. Virtually every study we have seen supports this conclusion, and it certainly holds up in our clinical practice. Using alcohol and drugs is an “easy” way to deal with difficult situations. As one of our twenty-year-old patients put it. .. read more →