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Do Sunny Climates Reduce ADHD?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][WP-Coder id="1"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Do Sunny Climates Reduce ADHD? [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class="maintext"]Today the below press-release was distributed by Elsevier titled 'Do Sunny Climates Reduce ADHD?' about our study published in Biological Psychiatry. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is the most common childhood psychiatric disorder. Scientists do not know what causes it, but genetics play a clear role. Other risk factors have also been identified, including premature birth, low birth weight, a mother's use of alcohol or tobacco during pregnancy, and environmental exposures to toxins like lead. ADHD is characterized by an inability to focus, poor attention, hyperactivity, and impulsive behavior, and the normal...

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Sleep-improvement working mechanism neurofeedback ADHD

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][WP-Coder id="1"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Sleep-improvement as a working mechanism for neurofeedback treatment in ADHD Brain-activity of healthy children more ‘drowsy’ across last decade. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class="maintext"]Nijmegen, November 12th, 2012 - Difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep are common symptoms in patients with ADHD, and these sleep complaints are often associated with attention and impulsivity problems, researchers from Utrecht University and research institute Brainclinics conclude in the scientific journal Neuroscience and Biobehavioural Reviews. The researchers in this article propose a neuro-anatomical model of neurofeedback, where neurofeedback results in falling asleep faster and better being able to maintain sleep, through an effect on so-called...

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Doubling of Neurofeedback efficacy in ADHD treatment

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][WP-Coder id="1"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Doubling of Neurofeedback efficacy in ADHD treatment First study investigating personalized treatment in ADHD [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class="maintext"]Nijmegen, March 27, 2012 – A personalized treatment approach, tailoring Neurofeedback treatment to the individual ADHD patient almost doubled the effectiveness for attentional and hyperactivity/impulsivity problems. These results have just been published in the scientific journal ‘Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback’. This study is the first scientific study investigating whether personalizing Neurofeedback treatment, based on a so-called quantitative EEG or QEEG, results in a higher effectiveness of this treatment in ADHD. Several scientific studies have already demonstrated that neurofeedback treatment has beneficial and...

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Outcome to treatment for depression predicted

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][WP-Coder id="1"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Outcome to treatment for depression predicted Magnetic brain stimulation (rTMS) effective treatment [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class="maintext"]Nijmegen, February 27, 2012 - Favorable treatment outcome in 78% of depressed patients after on average 21 sessions. These results were recently published based on the combination of magnetic brain stimulation (rTMS) and psycho-therapy in the treatment of depression. It was further demonstrated that by means of brain activity - or EEG research- it could be predicted which patients would respond and which patients would not respond to this treatment combination. rTMS is an effective addition to psychotherapy In a large multicenter study in...

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Brain research better predictor for treatment than behavior

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][WP-Coder id="1"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] EEG predicts right treatment for ADHD and depression, Brain research better predictor for treatment than behavior [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class="maintext"]Antidepressants for people with depression and ritalin for ADHD patients. It is the usual medical treatments for such disorders. But the medication is not always effective for all patients. PhD student Martijn Arns conducted research into predicting the correct treatment method for depression and ADHD. According to him, EEG research offers a solution: "In the future, after a simple EEG examination, the patient could receive personalized treatment." Arns will be awarded a PhD by Utrecht University on December 23. Treatments...

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Burnout syndrome visible in brain activity

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][WP-Coder id="1"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Burnout syndrome visible in brain activity [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class="maintext"]For the first time, differences have been found in brain activity between healthy people and people suffering from burnout. A breakthrough. Until now, this condition was not to be determined on the basis of objective data. Nijmegen researchers found a combination of EEG changes that are unique to burnout. They have thus found an objective measure for the diagnosis of burnout. A team of researchers led by Dr. Gilles van Luijtelaar of the Donders Institute for Brain Cognition and Behavior at Radboud University Nijmegen publishes the results in the recently...

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unique and effective treatment for depression

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][WP-Coder id="1"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Conversation therapy and magnetic brain stimulation: unique and effective treatment for depression [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class="maintext"]Nijmegen, 28 August 2009 - The combination of conversation therapy and magnetic brain stimulation (rTMS) in the treatment of depression results in an effectiveness of 75% after an average of 20 sessions. These are the results of a scientific study that will be published this month. The addition of rTMS in talk therapy has the same purpose as antidepressants. rTMS has hardly any side effects, such as weight gain or sleeping problems. This therapy is no different from regular conversation therapy, but the addition...

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Neurofeedback Evidence-Based treatment for ADHD

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][WP-Coder id="1"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] New research shows: Neurofeedback is an ‘Evidence-Based’ treatment for ADHD [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class="maintext"]Nijmegen, July 16th 2009 – Neurofeedback – also called EEG Biofeedback – is a method used to train brain activity in order to normalize Brain function and treat psychiatric disorders. This treatment method has gained interest over the last 10 years, however the question whether this treatment should be regarded as an Evidence-Based treatment was unanswered until now. Tomorrow a study will be published in the scientific journal ‘Clinical EEG and Neuroscience’ demonstrating that Neurofeedback can indeed be regarded as an evidence-based treatment for Attention Deficit- /...

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International Biomarker-Depression study: iSPOT-D

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][WP-Coder id="1"] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] International Biomarker-Depression study: iSPOT-D [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class="maintext"]Nijmegen, 26 March 2009 - Research shows that antidepressants only affect 40-60% of patients, while painkillers work for almost everyone. How is this possible? And above all, how can this be improved? To answer these questions, Brainclinics Diagnostics has started an international partnership with the largest Biomarker study in Depression ever conducted. In total, almost 3000 people will be examined for genetic material, brain activity and psychological variables. In the Netherlands this investigation will officially start on 1 April. The aim of this research is to arrive at biomarkers - indicators that...

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