Inhibit Options
I have been using wide inhibits recently with just about everyone. Wide inhibits are typically 2-13 and 14-30 Hz, and easily cover the entire 0-30 Hz frequency band of interest. I moved to wide inhibits a few years ago, first for a stronger effect on fibromyalgia symptoms. I then gradually tried the wide inhibits with […]
The 2006 AAPB Conference
It is best to report on the conference before memory grows stale. My overall impression was that creative ferment may be returning to this venue. Evolutionary developments are more likely at interfaces between disciplines than they are within monocultures, and the AAPB offers the natural forum for the interaction between biofeedback and neurofeedback. The reintegration […]
Bioelectrical Remedies in Psychiatry
The lead article in the current issue of the electrical engineer’s magazine, IEEE Spectrum, appears under the heading of “Psychiatry goes Electric” and is titled, “Psychiatry’s Shocking New Tools.” The article is remarkable not so much for what it covers as for the fact that it exists at all in this forum. The article covers […]
The Attachment Conference
We just attended the sixth annual attachment conference here in Los Angeles. A similarly themed conference will be held later in Boston. Attendance is growing rapidly from year to year, indicating that Attachment Theory is on a path to becoming one of the central organizing schema for mental health. Presentations at this conference were highly […]
The Upside of Small Indiscretions
Some while ago I came across a study that blacks in this country were suffering major depression and perhaps other major mental disorders at lower rates than might be expected on the basis of known risk factors. These risk factors included obesity, smoking, and alcohol abuse, plus indices of social pathology such as social isolation […]
A Critique of NIMH’s Major Study of Anti-Depressant Effectiveness
On March 23rd the Washington Post reported in a front-page article on the findings just released from NIMH’s 35-million dollar “Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression” study. The study results were met with mixed reviews. The url: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/22/AR2006032202450.html The results from this study were published in three articles and discussed in an editorial in the […]