Getting Started with Neurofeedback

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Summary: The book I've been waiting for...
Review: I've been working on integrating neurofeedback into my clinical practice for over a year and needed a resource that would bring together my training experiences and piecemeal information gleaned from the Internet. Neurofeedback can be technically daunting to those of us who cling to the belief that electricity is magic, but this book provides a coherent compendium of information in readable and understandable language. In addition to providing details about the practice of neurofeedback, the book covers related practical topics such as formulating treatment plans and developing & marketing your practice.

Neurofeedback offers a permanent resolution of many clients' problems rather than the temporary relief of symptoms provided by drugs. This book will help more therapists add this to remarkable intervention to their therapeutic repertoire. Thank you, John Demos!


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Summary: A Breakthrough book for the Neurofeedback Field
Review: John Demos' "Getting Started with Neurofeedback" is an unusually thorough, concise, informative, and practical book on the practice of neurofeedback (EEG biofeedback). This is one of the most succinct introductions to the field that I have seen, and it also includes a wealth of practical information. Ultimately, it provides sufficient background and applications information to allow one with relevant qualifications to begin working in this area. It would be an excellent text resource for a formal training program, as well. This covers a wide range of approaches and philosophies, and is unique in that it does not simply espouse one approach. Rather, it puts many approaches in perspective, and allows the reader to make intelligent decisions regarding when, how, and in what manner one wants to apply neurofeedback therapy. It includes basic neurophysiology and anatomy, the value of brain maps and mini-assessments, and practical considerations for formulating treatment plans, configuring and using equipment, and interpreting results. Really a "must have" for anyone in the field of neurofeedback, considering entering this field, or any seriously curious student who wants to understand this emerging and changing area.