ABSTRACT
Objective: Current study aimed to determine the effectiveness of neurofeedback training on decreasing posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD] in veterans
Methods: The present study is an experimental research with pretest, posttest, and control group design. Patients with PTSD were randomly selected by purposive sampling method and assigned in experimental [15 persons] and control groups [15 persons]. Data were collected by the posttraumatic stress disorder checklist [PCL]. After the pretest, experimental group received neurofeedback training for 20 sessions, 3 days per week. Groups were evaluated for intensity of symptoms by PCL questionnaire at the beginning and end of the study. Data were analyzed using analysis of covariance [ANCOVA] by SPSS version 22
Results: The results of covariance test showed that there are differences between adjusted mean of PTSD symptoms in groups in posttest by removing the impact of pretest scores
Conclusion: Our findings showed that neurofeedback training has significantly decreased the score of total symptoms [F=22.506, P<0.001]