caa a22 4500 606203761 CHVBK 20210128100959.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10484-015-9281-1 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10484-015-9281-1 Neurofeedback Training as a New Method in Treatment of Crystal Methamphetamine Dependent Patients: A Preliminary Study [Elektronische Daten] [R. Rostami, F. Dehghani-Arani] This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of neurofeedback (NFB) plus pharmacotherapy with pharmacotherapy alone, on addiction severity, mental health, and quality of life in crystal methamphetamine-dependent (CMD) patients. The study included 100 CMD patients undergoing a medical treatment who volunteered for this randomized controlled trial. After being evaluated by a battery of questionnaires that included addiction severity index questionnaire, Symptoms Check List 90 version, and World Health Organization Quality of Life, the participants were randomly assigned to an experimental or a control group. The experimental group received thirty 50-min sessions of NFB in addition to their usual medication over a 2-month period; meanwhile, the control group received only their usual medication. In accordance with this study's pre-test-post-test design, both study groups were evaluated again after completing their respective treatment regimens. Multivariate analysis of covariance showed the experimental group to have lower severity of addiction, better psychological health, and better quality of life in than the control group. The differences between the two groups were statistically significant. These finding suggest that NFB can be used to improve the effectiveness of treatment results in CMD patients. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2015 Crystal methamphetamine dependency nationallicence Neurofeedback nationallicence Addiction severity nationallicence Mental health nationallicence Quality of life nationallicence Effectiveness nationallicence Rostami R. University of Tehran, 1445983861, Tehran, Iran aut Dehghani-Arani F. Department of Psychology, University of Tehran, Dr Kardan Street, Nasr Bridge, Jalal Al Ahmad Street, Chamran Highway, 1445983861, Tehran, Iran aut Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 40/3(2015-09-01), 151-161 1090-0586 40:3<151 2015 40 10484 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10484-015-9281-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10484-015-9281-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rostami R. University of Tehran, 1445983861, Tehran, Iran aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Dehghani-Arani F. Department of Psychology, University of Tehran, Dr Kardan Street, Nasr Bridge, Jalal Al Ahmad Street, Chamran Highway, 1445983861, Tehran, Iran aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 40/3(2015-09-01), 151-161 1090-0586 40:3<151 2015 40 10484