Ending the Evidentiary & Insurance Reimbursement Bias Against Neurofeedback to Treat Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: It Will Take Clinician Action in Addition to the Compelling Science (open access)

Ending the Evidentiary & Insurance Reimbursement Bias Against Neurofeedback to Treat Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: It Will Take Clinician Action in Addition to the Compelling Science

This article argues against the treatment of Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with stimulant medication and behavior therapy, which are also typically reimbursed by healthcare insurers. Evidence suggests that these treatments fail to result in sustained benefit for the vast majority of children who receive them as demonstrated in the NIMH-funded MTA Cooperative study, the gold standard study in ADHD treatment effectiveness research. The authors instead look at the use of neurofeedback which is uniquely suited to treat the neuronal dysregulation that is common in people diagnosed with ADHD. However, healthcare insurers do not regularly cover this treatment method, so the authors direct readers to resources to appeal insurers' denial of coverage for neurofeedback.
Date: August 23, 2016
Creator: Pigott, H. Edmond; Bodenhamer-Davis, Eugenia; Davis, Richard E. & Harbin, Henry
System: The UNT Digital Library
Spectral Dynamics and Therapeutic Implications of the Theta/Alpha Crossover in Alpha-Theta Neurofeedback (open access)

Spectral Dynamics and Therapeutic Implications of the Theta/Alpha Crossover in Alpha-Theta Neurofeedback

Article describes study examining 182 alpha-theta session graphs from 10 subject case files for interactions between frequency band activity and subject reports of imagery or biographical memories during crossovers, as well as treatment outcomes.
Date: August 23, 2016
Creator: Johnson, Mark L.; Bodenhamer-Davis, Eugenia; Bailey, Laurie & Gates, Michael S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effects of a Fundamental Motor Skill-Based Afterschool Program on Children’s Physical and Cognitive Health Outcomes (open access)

Effects of a Fundamental Motor Skill-Based Afterschool Program on Children’s Physical and Cognitive Health Outcomes

Paper describes study examining the effects of an 8-week fundamental motor skills-based afterschool program on physical and cognitive health outcomes among elementary children.
Date: January 23, 2020
Creator: Lee, Joonyoung; Zhang, Tao; Chu, Tsz Lun (Alan); Gu, Xiangli & Zhu, Ping
System: The UNT Digital Library
Photonic Band Gaps and Resonance Modes in 2D Twisted Moiré Photonic Crystal (open access)

Photonic Band Gaps and Resonance Modes in 2D Twisted Moiré Photonic Crystal

Article studying 2D twisted moiré photonic crystals without physical rotation and simulating their photonic band gaps in photonic crystals formed at different twisted angles, different gradient levels, and different dielectric filling factors.
Date: September 23, 2021
Creator: Alnasser, Khadijah; Kamau, Steve; Hurley, Noah; Cui, Jingbiao & Lin, Yuankun
System: The UNT Digital Library