خلاصة:
Objective: Current study aimed to determine the effectiveness of neurofeedback training on
decreasing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans.
Methods: The present study is an experimental research with pretest, posttest, and control
group design. Patients with PTSD were randomly selected by purposive sampling method and
assigned in experimental (15 persons) and control groups (15 persons). Data were collected
by the posttraumatic stress disorder checklist (PCL). After the pretest, experimental group
received neurofeedback training for 20 sessions, 3 days per week. Groups were evaluated for
intensity of symptoms by PCL questionnaire at the beginning and end of the study. Data were
analyzed using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) by SPSS version 22.
Results: The results of covariance test showed that there are differences between adjusted
mean of PTSD symptoms in groups in posttest by removing the impact of pretest scores.
Conclusion: Our findings showed that neurofeedback training has significantly decreased the
score of total symptoms (F=22.506, P<0.001).
ملخص الجهاز:
The Effectiveness of Neurofeedback Training on Reducing Symptoms of War Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Zahra Akbari Yeganeh 1, Behrouz Dolatshahee 2, 3*, Ebrahim Rezaee Dogaheh 2, 3 1.
According to a research in 2001 on records and files of mental veterans and related interviews, more than 80% of mental veterans suffer from PTSD with different levels and all of them needed professional treatments (Donyavi & Amiri, 2008).
Recent studies have recognized brain function abnor- malities in stress disorders such as PTSD (Brown, Schef- lin, & Hammond, 1998).
White and Richards (2009) also showed that α/θ treat- ment can be suitable in people who suffer from trauma; Furthermore, same research confirms that neurofeedback training has positive effects on stress disorders.
They showed that neurofeedback training results in increasing α waves and decreasing symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder in the treat- ment group.
A total of 30 patients were selected by considering inclu- sion criteria consisting of suffering from PTSD according to posttraumatic stress disorder checklist (PCL), clinical interview done by the psychologist and psychiatrist, be- ing male, 40-60 years old, having under constant medica- tion, attendance in neurofeedback treatment, and having the least ability in reading and writing.
Also, studies show that there is a disabil- ity to control and adjust the memory of PTSD patients (Yehuda & McFarlane, 1995).
[The effect of cognitive behavioral therapy on symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression in veterans Iran-Iraq war (Persian)] (MA thesis).