Computer Game Improves Concentration in Kids With ADHD

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Research from the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center finds that neurofeedback in the form of a video game successfully helped children diagnosed with ADHD to have better focus. Parental report six months after training, the study reports, showed a lasting improvement. The study appeared today in Pediatrics.

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Steiner, N., Frenette, E., Rene, K., Brennan, R.; In-School Neurofeedback Training for ADHD: Sustained Improvements From a Randomized Control Trial. Pediatrics. Online February 17, 2014

Of further interest:
Kids With ADHD Can Train Their Brains, Study Finds (NBC News)

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Kermit Cole
Kermit Cole
Kermit Cole, MFT, founding editor of Mad in America, works in Santa Fe, New Mexico as a couples and family therapist. Inspired by Open Dialogue, he works as part of a team and consults with couples and families that have members identified as patients. His work in residential treatment — largely with severely traumatized and/or "psychotic" clients — led to an appreciation of the power and beauty of systemic philosophy and practice, as the alternative to the prevailing focus on individual pathology. A former film-maker, he has undergraduate and master's degrees in psychology from Harvard University as well as an MFT degree from the Council for Relationships in Philadelphia. Kermit leads workshops and webinars on the role of humor in psychotherapy and other human services. You can reach him at [email protected].

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