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- From: jxj24@po.CWRU.Edu (Jonathan Jacobs)
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- Subject: Re: Biofeedback and Attention Deficit Disorder
- Date: 23 Jan 1993 05:02:57 GMT
- Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
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- In a previous article, ah190@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Stuart Pearl) says:
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- >Does anyone know if biofeedback techniques can be used in treating
- >attention deficit disorders (ADD)? Has there been any research done
- >in this area? Thanks.
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- >-stu
- >--
- > ---===<<< Stuart Pearl >>>===---
- > Cleveland, Ohio
- > ah190@cleveland.freenet.edu
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- That's a good question. I may just try to find an answer, as I am
- blessed with ADD. I was not formally diagnosed until I was 26, however.
- I guess I have a comparatively milder manifestation of it than many, however.
- Believe it or not, in the past few years, studies have shown that even
- adults can benefit from Ritalin. You can find an article in Am-J-Psych
- of May '85, if you are interested, but it is pretty dry reading.
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- On a less scientific note, subjectively I think that Ritalin, when it works,
- is amazing. I have a couple of _minor_ side effects and find that the
- optimal dose varies with many factors such as phase of moon. But it is
- very definitely worth it. But it would be even better if other techniques
- can be employed in conjunction to reduce the need for the drug.
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- Jon Jacobs
- Dept. of Biomedical Engineeeeeeeering
- Case Western Reserve University
- Right in your back yard.
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