The Neurofeedback Solution

How to Treat Autism, ADHD, Anxiety, Brain Injury, Stroke, PTSD, and More

Stephen Larsen

• Publisher: Healing Arts Press
• Year: 2012
• ISBN:
  9781594778100
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Alternative & Complementary Medicine

A guide to neurofeedback for better physical and mental health as well as greater emotional balance, cognitive agility, and creativity • Provides easy-to-understand explanations of different neurofeedback methods--from the LENS technique to Z-score training • Explains the benefits of this therapy for anxiety, depression, autism, ADHD, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, brain injuries, stroke, Alzheimer's, and many other ailments • Explores how to combine neurofeedback with breathwork, mindfulness, meditation, and attention-control exercises such as Open Focus What is neurofeedback? How does it work? And how can it help me or my family? In this guide to neurofeedback, psychologist and neurofeedback clinician Stephen Larsen examines the countless benefits of neurofeedback for diagnosing and treating many of the most debilitating and now pervasive psychological and neurological ailments, including autism, ADHD, anxiety, depression, stroke, brain injury, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Surveying the work of neurofeedback pioneers, Larsen explains the techniques and advantages of different neurofeedback methods--from the LENS technique and HEG to Z-score training and Slow Cortical Potentials. He reveals evidence of neuroplasticity--the brain's ability to grow new neurons—and shows how neurofeedback can nourish the aging brain and help treat degenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's and strokes. Examining the different types of brain waves, he shows how to recognize our own dominant brainwave range and thus learn to exercise control over our mental states. He explains how to combine neurofeedback with breathwork, mindfulness, meditation, and attention-control exercises such as Open Focus. Sharing successful and almost miraculous case studies of neurofeedback patients from a broad range of backgrounds, including veterans and neglected children, this book shows how we can nurture our intimate relationship with the brain, improving emotional, cognitive, and creative flexibility as well as mental health.

Table of contents

• Cover Image
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Epigraph
• Table of Contents
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: What Is Neurofeedback?
• Chapter 2: The Changing Brain
• Chapter 3: The Evolution of Neurofeedback
• Chapter 4: The Compassionate Healer
• Chapter 5: The Adopted Child
• Chapter 6: Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome
• Chapter 7: Attention Deficit Disorder and Its Cousins
• Chapter 8: The Wonderful World of Anxiety
• Chapter 9: Neurofeedback Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Chapter 10: Traumatic Brain Injury
• Chapter 11: Head Games
• Chapter 12: Stroke Family
• Chapter 13: New Directions in Neurofeedback
• Chapter 14: Consciousness
• Epilogue
• Resources
• Glossary of Neurofeedback Terms and Acronyms
• Footnotes
• Bibliography
• Index
• About the Contributors
• About the Author
• About Inner Traditions • Bear & Company
• Books of related interest
• Copyright & Permissions