Date of Award
1995
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
First Advisor
Pamela Nickels
Second Advisor
Jesse B. Harris Jr.
Third Advisor
Marilyn Patterson
Abstract
The goal of this study was to measure the effects of EEG biofeedback treatment on attention-deficit disordered and learning disabled subjects. The study was conducted in a private psychologist's office, located in St . Louis County, a suburban section of the mid-West. Subjects for the study were chosen from children and adolescents who had been referred for academic and behavioral problems . The treatment group was composed of thirty eight subjects, who had been diagnosed as having attention deficit disorder and/or a learning disability . A one-group pretest-posttest research design was used. The dependent variables were : theta to beta ratios during six different activities: Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration scores; and Wide Range Achievement Test (3rd ed.) reading, spelling, and arithmetic scores . Correlated t-tests were performed. The hypothesis that EEG biofeedback treatment results in lower theta to beta ratios was supported. The hypotheses that the treatment would result in improved scores of visual motor integration and improved reading and spelling performance were also supported . The hypothesis that there would be an improvement in arithmetic test scores was not supported .
Recommended Citation
Randazzo, Kathleen M., "Effects of EEG Biofeedback Treatment on Attention-Deficit Disorders and Learning Disabilities" (1995). Theses. 1202.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/theses/1202
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