title: EEG neurofeedback effects in the treatment of adolescent anorexia nervosa.
abstract: A pre-post design including 22 females was used to evaluate the effectiveness of neurofeedback in the treatment of adolescent anorexia nervosa. Resting EEG measures and a psychological test-battery assessing eating behavior traits, clinical symptoms, emotionality, and mood were obtained. While both the experimental (n = 10) and control group (n = 12) received their usual maintenance treatment, the experimental group received 10 sessions of individual alpha frequency training over a period of 5 weeks as additional treatment. Significant training effects were shown in eating behavior traits, emotion regulation, and in relative theta power in the eyes closed condition. Although the results are limited due to the small sample size, these are the first empirical data demonstrating the benefits of neurofeedback as a treatment adjunct in individuals with anorexia nervosa.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neuropsychology , Karl-Franzens University Graz , Graz , Austria.|b Department of Psychiatry , Medical University Graz , Graz , Austria.
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lackner
authors.affiliation: b Department of Psychiatry , Medical University Graz , Graz , Austria.|c Center for Integrative Addiction Research (CIAR), Grüner Kreis Society , Vienna , Austria.
authors.forename: Human-Friedrich
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Unterrainer
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neuropsychology , Karl-Franzens University Graz , Graz , Austria.
authors.forename: Dimitris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Skliris
authors.affiliation: d Department of Psychiatry , Harvard University Medical School , Boston , Massachusetts , USA.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shaheen
authors.affiliation: e Psychosomatic & Psychotherapeutic Unit, Department for General Pediatrics , Medical University Graz , Graz , Austria.
authors.forename: Marguerite
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dunitz-Scheer
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neuropsychology , Karl-Franzens University Graz , Graz , Austria.
authors.forename: Guilherme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.affiliation: e Psychosomatic & Psychotherapeutic Unit, Department for General Pediatrics , Medical University Graz , Graz , Austria.
authors.forename: Peter Jaron Zwi
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Scheer
authors.affiliation: f Institute of Pathophysiology and Immunology , Medical University Graz , Graz , Austria.
authors.forename: Sandra Johanna
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Wallner-Liebmann
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neuropsychology , Karl-Franzens University Graz , Graz , Austria.
authors.forename: Christa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Neuper
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D058765:Neurofeedback / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome