Prof. Dr. Jiri Tyl, U of Prague, Summary of Research on EEG BF

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Jiri Tyl, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist,

EEG Spectrum Affiliate

President, EEG Biofeedback Institute of the Czech Republic

EEG Biofeedback, Clinical Psychology, Neurology

University Hospital Policlinic

Lannova 2, Prague 1 Czech Republic, CZ-110 00

Phone: + 420 602 22 49 64 Fax: + 420 2 2480 2374

E-mail: <biofeedback@...>

URL: <www.eegbiofeedback.cz> _______________________________________

EFFICACY META-ANALYSIS:

22 DIAGNOSES IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS:

ADHD; Alcohol Abuse; Anxiety Disorder; Autism; CFS; Depression; Epilepsy;

Headache;

Laryngeal dyskinesis; Learning Disabilities; Memory impairment; Migraine;

Multiple Sclerosis;

Paralysis (partial and total); PSTD; Schizophrenia; Sleep Disorders; Stroke;

TBI; Tics; Tinnitus;

Tourette's syndrome

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# STUDIES # SUBJECTS #MEDLINE #CONTROLLED

(ADHD) 35 1539 20

7

ANXIETY D. 19 124 15

2

BEHAVIOR D.27 285 19 6

(incl. Addictions)

EPILEPSY 45 364 42

12

Other: 40 466 27

6 Insomnia, Tics etc. ____________________________________________

TOTAL 166 2778 123

33

DECADE STUDIES PUBLISHED

1970 - 1979 22

1980 - 1989 28

1990 - 1999 85

2000 - 13

METHOD OF CONTROL: # STUDIES

Controlled design (ABAB, sham feedback) 14

Control group 13

Comparative group 1

Controlled case study 20

TOTAL CONTROLLED: 48

SOURCES Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (Biofeedback Self Regul.)

27; International Journal of Psychophysiology 9; Clinical

Electroencephalography 8;

EEG and Clinical Neurophysiology 7; Clinical Neurophysiology 5; Epilepsy

Research 5;

Science 4; Neuroreport 4; Medical Psychotherapy (plus Advances in Medical

Psychotherapy) 4;

Journal of Biofeedback 4; Epilepsia 3; Biological Psychiatry 3;

Psychophysiology 3;

Biological Psychology 3; Experimental Neurology 2; Seizure 2; Pavlovian

Journal of Biological

Science 2; Neuroscience Letters 2; Journal of Consulting and Clinical

Psychology 2;

Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research 2 .

One paper each: Journal of Addictive Disorders; Behavioral Medicine;

Behavioral Modification;

Journal of Behavioral Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry; Child Abuse and

Neglect;

Journal of Clinical Psychology; Comprehensive Psychiatry; Journal of

Consulting Psychology;

Experimental Brain Research; Fiziologia Cheloveka; Archives of General

Psychiatry;

Headache Quarterly; ls of Internal Medicine; Journal of Learning

Disabilities;

Medical Science and Sports Exercise; Minerva Medicine; Nature; European

Neurology;

Archives of Neurology; Neurology; J Neurology and Neurosurg.; Neuroscience

and Behavioral

Physiology; Pain; Psychiatry; Psychology Report; Psychosomatic Medicine;

Journal of

Psychotherapy; Scandinavian Journal of Behavioral Therapy;

Science, the J of the American Association for the Advancement of Science;

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SOURCES RESUME:

TOTAL MEDLINE STUDIES 131

TOTAL MEDLINE JOURNALS 48

Average per journal 2.8

NON-MEDLINE JOURNALS (6):

Journal of Neurotherapy 12; Subtle Energies 1; Journal of Transpersonal

Psychology 1;

National Head Injury Syllabus 1; Dissertations Abstracts 1; Informatorium

(Czech) 1

TOTAL NONMEDLINE STUDIES 17

CRITERIA:

SIGNIFICANT STATISTICAL IMPROVEMENT

# USAGE IN STUDIES

1 SEIZURE FREQUENCY 23

2 WISC 11

3 TOVA 10

4 EEG 10

5 Wide Range Achievement Test - WRAT 7

6 Abstinence follow-up 5

7 Conners Parent Rating Scale 4

8 DSM ADHD Rating 4

9 ADD Evaluation Scale (ADDES) 3

10 Mind directed computer writing 3

11 Beck Depression Inventory 3

12 Benton Visual Retention Test 2

13 Reading Quotient (Czech) 2

14 Digit Square (Czech) 2

15 MCMI (Millon) 2

16 Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (K-BIT) 1

17 School work 1

18 Word Fluency Test 1

19 Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test

20 Tapping test

21 Symbol Digit Modalit. Test

22 Grooved Pegboard

23 BVM

24 Trail MakingTest

25 16 PF (Cattell)

26 Personal Orientation Inventory (Shostrom)

27 DDT

28 SPECT

29 Shooting Accuracy

30 Criminal behavior follow-up

31 SNAP Rating Scale

CRITERIA RESUME:

TOTAL OBJECTIVE MEASURES USED: 31

TOTAL USE OF THE OBJECTIVE MEASURES: 65

USED MEASURES AVERAGE PER STUDY: 2.1

# SUBJECTS in studies reviewed: 1967

In controlled studies: 120

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