A controlled study to assess the therapeutic effects of neurofeedback training in depression.

niversity of Otago0 sites150 target enrollmentStarted: October 29, 2019Last updated: November 4, 2019

Conditions

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•Inclusion criteria
•- above 18 years old who are willing to try an experimental treatment.
•- if already receiving help, the kind of help (e.g., doses, medicines and talking therapy) received needs to have been unchanged, for at least 6 weeks before and during the study so that we know reaction to it is stabilized.
•- be able to come to all the study appointments

•Exclusion criteria
•- has a mental illness besides major depressive disorder with or without comorbid anxiety disorder.
•- is highly suicidal.
•- has treatment-resistant depression.
•- has current or past brain lesions.
•- has a history drug abuse including drinking alcohol (more than 3 standard drinks per day or some alcohol everyday).
•- uses antipsychotics, anxiolytics or mood stabilizers except if part of ongoing treatment for depression/anxiety
•- suffers from serious physical disease such as heart and lung disease, influenza, diabetes and acute infections
•- is recovering from an accident, injury or operation.
•- has insufficient command of English or understanding of the study.
•- has a history of seizures; susceptibility to photosensitivity; or a history of allergic skin reactions.
•- is left-handed or ambidextrous.

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