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Background Reading / Media

Books

"A symphony in the Brain: the evolution of the new brain wave biofeedback" Atlantic Monthly Press New York, 2000, ISBN: 0-87113-807-7. Written by journalist Jim Robbins, this is the first overall background account of the field and a good read.

"Introdution to Quantitative EEG and Neurofeedback". James R Evans and Andrew Arbanel. Academic Press, 1999. ISBN: 0-12-243790-X. A clinician's text.

"Clinical EEG" Official Journal of the EEG and Clinical Neuroscience Society, Vol 31 No 1 Jan. 2000. ISSN: 0009-9155. The entire issue is about neurofeedback. A review of the research.

"The A.D.D. Book: New Understandings, New Approaches to Parenting Your Child" William Sears, M.D., and Lynda Thompson, Ph.D. Little, Brown and Company, 1989. ISBN: 0-316-77873-7 pb. (A parent who has read many books on the topic recommends this book)

"Getting Rid of Ritalin: How Neurofeedback Can Successfully Treat Attention Deficit Disorder without Drugs" Robert W. Hill, Ph.D. and Eduardo Castro, M.D. Hampton Roads Publishing Company, Inc. 2002.

"Journal of Neurotherapy" The official journal of SNR (Society for Neuronal Regulation. ISSN: 1087-4208 published by The Haworth Medical Press. This quarterly neurofeedback journal presents research and scientific articles, plus current concepts, technical notes, other journals and websites covering EEG Theory and Practice, and Mental Health and Neurological Disorders, and 'Clinical Corner'.

ADD BOOKS

Amen, Daniel (2001). Healing ADD. Mindpress

Hallowell, M. & Ratey, J. (1994). Driven to Distraction. Pantheon Books, New York.

Ferrel (1993). CHADD Educators Manual.

Flick, G. (1996). Power Parenting For Children with ADD/ADHD. The Center for Applied Research in Education. West Nyack, New York.

Flick, G. (1998). ADD/ADHD Behavior - Change Resource Text.. The Center for Applied Research in Education. West Nyack, New York.

Fowler, R. & Rowler, J. (1996). Honey Are You Listening?: How Attention Deficit Disorder Could Be Affecting Your Marriage.

McCarney, S. & Bauer, A. (1990). The Parents Guide to ADD. Hawthorne Educational Service, Inc. Columbia, MO.

McNamara, B. & McNamara, F. (1993). Keys to parenting a child with ADD. Barrons Educational Series, Inc. Hauppauge, N.Y.

Rief, Sandra (1993) . How to Reach & Teach ADD/ADHD Children. The Center for Applied Research in Education. West Nyack, New York.

Sears, W. & Thompson, L. (1998). The A.D.D. Book, Little, Brown & Company. Boston

Wender, Paul (1987). The Hyperactive Child, Adolescent and Adult: ADD Through the Lifespan. Oxford University Press. New York.