Quotes from neurofeedback professionals and clients
"The literature, which lacks any negative
study of substance, suggests that EBT (EEG Biofeedback
Therapy) should play a major therapeutic role in many
difficult areas. In my opinion, if any medication had
demonstrated such a wide spectrum of efficacy it would be
universally accepted and widely used."
– Frank Duffy, M.D.
Associate Editor, Neurology and Clinical EEG
"In my experience with EEG Biofeedback and
ADD, many people are able to improve their reading skills
and decrease their need for medication. Also, EEG
Biofeedback has helped decrease impulsivity and
aggressiveness. It is a powerful tool, in part because the
client becomes part of the treatment process by taking more
control over his own physiological processes."
– Daniel Amen, M.D., Change Your Brain Change Your Life,
pages 143-144
"In my 38 years of practice, I have never
seen any treatment that comes close to producing the results
that neurofeedback offers. I have seen results achieved in
days and weeks that previously took months and years to
achieve, using the best methods available to me."
– Jack Woodward, M.D. Board Certified Psychiatrist, North
Carolina.
EEG Spectrum International Affiliate
"Among the newer approaches to managing ADD,
the most exciting is a learning process called
Neurofeedback. It empowers a person to shift the way he pays
attention. After more than twenty-five years of research in
university labs, Neurofeedback has become more available.
This is a pleasing development, because Neurofeedback has no
negative side effects."
– William Sears, M.D., The A.D.D. Book, page 205
"In my own practice, I’ve used neurofeedback
in a comprehensive medical treatment program to help more
than 1000 clients with attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder. When connected with supportive therapies EEG
neurofeedback is the most effective treatment available.
Critics of EEG neurofeedback hold this treatment to more
rigid standards than drug treatments. Yet, unlike drugs,
neurofeedback is benign."
– David F. Velkoff, M.D., Medical Director, Drake Institute
of Behavioral Medicine, Los Angeles. Physician’s Weekly
POINT/COUNTERPOINT, July 13, 1998 Vol. XV, No. 26
"I feel more relaxed, more like myself. I
have found my sense of humor and the ability to talk to
others again. Before, I was so angry and couldn’t see a way
out of my problems"
– 50-year-old male, wanting help for rage and PTSD
"My son’s OCD controlled his life. He
couldn’t stop asking questions. After neurofeedback he is
just a normal child, still asking questions, but not in a
disjointed, obsessive way.
– Mom of 12-year-old boy, seeking help for OCD
"My ADD medication often made me feel
depressed. I couldn’t quit because of school. After
neurofeedback, I can concentrate without the side effects of
the medication."
– 16-year-old girl wanting to get off ADD medication
"The fog has lifted. I can now remember
where I put things! My friends and family say I smile and
laugh again. I am able to sleep and no longer depressed."
– 48-year-old female, after brain surgery
