Resources on the Benefits of Neurofeedback with PTSD

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• Askovic, M., Watters, A. J., Aroche, J., Harris, A. W. (2017). Neurofeedback as an adjunct therapy for treatment of chronic posttraumatic stress disorder related to refugee trauma and torture experiences: Two case studies. Australasian Psychiatry, 25, 358–363.
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• Gapen, M., van der Kolk, B. A., Hamlin, E., Hirshberg, L., Suvak, M., Spinazzola, J. (2016). A pilot study of neurofeedback for chronic PTSD. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 41, 251–261.
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• Lohr, J. M., Meunier, S. A., Parker, L. M., Kline, J. P. (2001). Neurotherapy does not qualify as an empirically supported behavioral treatment for psychological disorders. Behavior Therapist, 24, 97–104.
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• Mills, Z. L. (2012). Neurofeedback experiences of clients with hyperarousal symptoms associated with PTSD (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from ProQuest Dissertations (UMI No. 3544522). https://search.proquest.com/docview/1225888554?pq-origsite=gscholar
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• Niv, S. (2013). Clinical efficacy and potential mechanisms of neurofeedback. Personality and Individual Differences, 54, 676–686.
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• Reiter, K., Andersen, S. B., Carlsson, J. (2016). Neurofeedback treatment and posttraumatic stress disorder: Effectiveness of neurofeedback on posttraumatic stress disorder and the optimal choice of protocol. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 204, 69–77.
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• Rolston, A., Lloyd-Richardson, E. (n.d.). What is emotional regulation and how do we respond to it? Ithaca, NY: Cornell Research Program for Self-Injury Recovery.
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• Sitaram, R., Ros, T., Stoeckel, L., Haller, S., Scharnowski, F., Lewis-Peacock, J.…Sulzer, J. (2017). Closed-loop brain training: The science of neurofeedback. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 18, 86–100.
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• Smith, W. D. (2008). The effect of neurofeedback training on PTSD symptoms of depression and attention problems among military veterans (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from ProQuest Dissertations (UMI No. 3315214). https://search.proquest.com/docview/193497792?pq-origsite=gscholar
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• Tanielian, T., Jaycox, L. (Eds.). (2008). Invisible wounds of war: Psychological and cognitive injuries, their consequences, and services to assist recovery. Santa Monica, CA: RAND.
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• van der Kolk, B. A. (2015). The body keeps the score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma. New York, NY: Penguin Viking.
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• van der Kolk, B. A., Hodgdon, H., Gapen, M., Musicaro, R., Suvak, M. K., Hamlin, E., Spinazzola, J. (2016). A randomized controlled study of neurofeedback for chronic PTSD. PLoS One, 11, e0166752.
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• Waschbusch, D. A., Hill, G. P. (2001). Alternative treatments for children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: What does the research say? The Behavior Therapist, 24, 161–171.
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