About Neurofeedback
Neurofeedback, or “brainwave biofeedback,” has had enormous growth as a clinical field since 1989 when I brought it into my practice of mind-body medicine at the Self-Regulation Medical Group. Today, there are a variety techniques and equipment being used. We educate you about them all and help you choose the
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Our objective is to tailor an individualized treatment program for each individual. Thomas M. Brod, M.D. is a Board Certified psychiatrist; however he prescribes many forms of treatment. As a rule, medication is prescribed only when needed to augment other treatments. Self-regulation is our ideal, and we aim to
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New research uses EEG information, specifically "evoked potential" methods, to make even firmer the connection between severity of autism (ASD) and problems in sensory processing. The American Psychiatric Association put out a bulletin recently discussing the research of Sophie Molholm PhD and
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Shame and anxiety (hidden or tormentingly on the surface) are key discomforts in each person; however, everyone is miraculously unique. In my practice, we aim to pinpoint the help you need and offer the quickest and most lasting treatment appropriate. Sometimes that is intensive psychotherapy
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Just Trying to Think Clearly after Head Injury Can Slow Recovery
Academic performance in teens with head injuries may suffer in several ways
New tDCS applications and New Yorker article
Experiments with transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation (tDCS) are promising but likely to be dramatic with relatively few patients
Evidence-base for Psychotherapy
A European colleague, Robert Johansson PhD, has called my attention to a very new review (published online March 28, but I don’t know have the address) on the Empirical Status of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, by Leibsenring et al in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. My friend says this is a prestigious European journal and sent a pdf, Leichsenring2015ESTreview […]
Oliver Sacks Says Goodbye
Renowned neurologist Oliver Sacks has written a moving farewell to life after receiving a diagnosis of terminal metastatic melanoma
SLAVERY’S SHADOW Brochure now available
Slavery’s Shadow: Racism in the American Psyche. Program for the public, February 21 2015