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[[Neurofeedback]] (NF) or EEG biofeedback is a treatment strategy used for children, adolescents and adults with ADHD.<ref name=Greydanus_Pratt_Patel>{{cite journal|pmid=17386306|last1=Greydanus|first1=DE|last2=Pratt|first2=HD|last3=Patel|first3=DR|title=Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder across the lifespan: the child, adolescent, and adult|journal=Disease-a-month|volume=53|issue=2|pages=70–131|date=February 2007|doi=10.1016/j.disamonth.2007.01.001|url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0011-5029(07)00002-8}}</ref> The human brain emits electrical energy which is measured with electrodes. Neurofeedback alerts the patient when beta waves are present. This theory believes that those with ADHD can train themselves to decrease ADHD symptoms.{{citation needed|date=June 2013}}
No serious adverse side effects from neurofeedback have been reported.<ref name="pmid22930416">{{cite journal |vauthors=Moriyama TS, Polanczyk G, Caye A, Banaschewski T, Brandeis D, Rohde LA |title=Evidence-based information on the clinical use of neurofeedback for ADHD |journal=Neurotherapeutics |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=588–98 |date=July 2012 |pmid=22930416 |doi=10.1007/s13311-012-0136-7 |url= |pmc=3441929}}</ref> Research into neurofeedback has been mostly limited and of low quality.<ref name="pmid22930416" /> While there is some indication on the effectiveness of biofeedback it is not conclusive: several studies have yielded positive results, however the best designed ones have either shown reduced effects or non-existing ones.<ref name="pmid22930416" /><ref name="pmid22890816">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lofthouse N, Arnold LE, Hurt E |title=Current status of neurofeedback for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder |journal=Curr Psychiatry Rep |volume=14 |issue=5 |pages=536–42 |date=October 2012 |pmid=22890816 |doi=10.1007/s11920-012-0301-z |url=}}</ref> In general no effects have been found in the most blinded ADHD measures, which could be indicating that positive results are due to the placebo effect.<ref name=pmid25220087>{{cite journal|last1=Holtmann|first1=M|last2=Sonuga-Barke|first2=E|last3=Cortese|first3=S|last4=Brandeis|first4=D|title=Neurofeedback for ADHD: A Review of Current Evidence.|journal=Child and adolescent psychiatric clinics of North America|date=October 2014|volume=23|issue=4|pages=789–806|pmid=25220087|doi=10.1016/j.chc.2014.05.006}}</ref>
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