McKenna, Melanie J. (2010) Investigation of the Clinical Utility and Ecological Validity of Neurofeedback Training as a Treatment Modality for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Coursework Masters thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
Neurofeedback training is a form of treatment that works on the principles of operant conditioning to assist clients in regulating activity in the brain. During the past 40 years, neurofeedback training has been gaining momentum as a viable treatment modality for the symptoms of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), as those utilising the treatment learn to decrease impulsivity and enhance their capacity for sustained attention (Fox, Tharp & Fox, 2005). To date, there have been no studies investigating the sustainability of treatment gains in a longitudinal follow up. The present study utilised the archival data of fourteen participants held by a local clinician and investigated the clinical utility and ecological validity of neurofeedback training as a treatment modality for ADHD in a clinical setting. In addition the viability of utilising the current data in a follow up study was examined. This study found improvements in the capacity for sustained attention and impulse control at a statistically and clinically significant level, and improvements in accuracy at a clinically significant level following 6 to 11 sessions of neurofeedback training. Thus, the clinical utility and ecological validity of neurofeedback training for the treatment of ADHD was supported. The data were not deemed viable for a longitudinal follow-up as data collection methods in the clinical setting must be adjusted in order to enhance data integrity and produce sound clinic-based evidence.
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| Item Type: | Thesis (Non-Research) (Coursework Masters) |
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| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Psychology (Up to 30 Jun 2013) |
| Supervisors: | Hendry, Liam |
| Qualification: | Masters of Psychology (Clinical) |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jan 2026 06:13 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Jan 2026 06:13 |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5299 Other psychology > 529999 Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/52562 |
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