| Many research studies have shown the overall | | | | might see with parent rating scales). |
| effectiveness of stimulant medication, such as | | | | A Comparison of EEG Biofeedback and |
| Ritalin and Dexedrine in their various forms, in | | | | Psychostimulants in Treating Attention Deficit |
| treating the symptoms of Attention Deficit | | | | Hyperactivity Disorders. Thomas P. Rossiter, and |
| Hyperactivity Disorders in children, teens, and | | | | Theodore J. La Vaque. Journal of Neurotherapy, 1, |
| adults. Even though stimulants are not the only | | | | Summer 1995 |
| effective option in the treatment of the disorder, | | | | Stimulant medications showed "statistically |
| stimulants may be a good choice, and their use | | | | significant improvements" in all categories (a five |
| should be discussed with your physician. | | | | point improvement is "statistically significant" with |
| Over the couse of these newsletters we will be | | | | the TOVA test). The stimulants used were Ritalin |
| presenting information on the relative | | | | and Dexedrine, and these were the results after |
| effectiveness of the three most effective | | | | 30 days of use. |
| treatment options: Stimulants, EEG Biofeedback | | | | The use of stimulants are often a good choice, |
| training, and ATTEND homeopathic nutriceutical | | | | and should always be considered when developing |
| medicine. | | | | a treatment plan. Should they always be the first |
| A study by Rossiter and La Vaque which used | | | | choice? Not necessarily, unless the situation is so |
| the same protocols that we used in our clinical | | | | difficult, or change must be see immediately, that |
| studies with ATTEND compared the | | | | there are no other choices. |
| effectiveness of Ritalin (stimulants) to EEG | | | | As you will see in later issues, the use of EEG |
| Biofeedback training.. They used the Test of | | | | Biofeedback training, and/or the use of ATTEND |
| Variables of Attention (TOVA) as the measuring | | | | (a nutriceutical medicine using amino acids, |
| instrument to determine change in performance | | | | essential fatty acids, lipid complexes, and |
| after using either medications of EEG Biofeedback | | | | homeopathic medicines) along with some |
| training for 30 days. The TOVA is a computerized | | | | improvements in diet, can also be as effective as |
| Continuous Performance Test (CPT) that has no | | | | the use of stimulants. |
| placebo effective, and has no bias (such ahs you | | | | |