The Effectiveness of Neurofeedback Therapy on Reducing Attraction Problems and Exogenous Behavioral Problems in Children with ADHD

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of neurofeedback therapy on reduction of attention problems and behavioral problems of children with attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder.

This study was an applied and quasi-expreimental study with pre-test and post-test design without control group.

The statistical population included all childrev with attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder, among the patients referred to Ibn Sina Hospital in Mashhad, 17 subjects were selected by targeted sampling method. To measure variables from the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) for ages 18-6(Achenbach & Rescolar, 2007), SNAP-IV Rating Scale (Swanson, Schuck, Mann, ndrofoste, 2001), Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children of Form Four (Wechsler, 2003) was used. First the subjects were pre-tested, the subjects were treated with neurofeedback for 24 sessions and post-test was performed.The results were analyzed by using t-correlation test.

The results showed that neurofeedback had a significant effect on reducing social problem, attention, thinking, aggression, anxiety. Depression, endogenoun and exogenouns behavioral problems in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and had no significant effect on law-breaking behavior.

According to the results it can be conchuded that neurofeedback treatment program reduces attention problems, thinking, and exogenous behavioral problems in children whit ADHA and it is suggested that this treatment along with other treatments for ADHD use hyperactive attention.