Neurofeedback therapy"an effective treatment for addiction

Subject Areas : روان درمانگری

Fatemeh Dehghani Arani ¹ , Reza Rostami ² , Abbas Rahiminejad ³

1 - PhD Candidate University of Tehran
2 - PhD University of Tehran
3 - PhD University of Tehran

Received: 2015-06-05 Accepted : 2015-06-05 Published : 2009-03-21

Keywords: neurofeedback, opiate dependency, psychopathological symptoms,

Abstract :

The efficacy of neurofeedback treatment on psychopathological symptoms in addicted male patients was assessed. Participants were 20 opiate dependent patients who was seeking medication treatment. After completing the Symptom ChekcList-90-Revised (Derogatis, 1975), participants were randomly assigned to an experimental or a witness group. The experimental group received 30 sessions of neurofeedback therapy and medication. The witness group received only medication. The results of MANCOVA showed a significant reduction in the experimental group of symptoms of hypochondria, obsession, interpersonal sensitivity, aggression, and psychosis. The neurofeddback treatment with medication more effecitvely relieved psychopathological symptoms in opiate dependent patients, than medication treatment alone.