The ISNR Clinical Research Consortium called for members to get more active in clinical research. They also offered to provide logistical support that includes study design and implementation and assistance navigating the grant application process. The goal: to significantly increase the number of quality, publishable neurofeedback clinical trials. This announcement comes on a busy week of neurofeedback new ...

American Psychological Practice Organization (APAPO): Fears that the H1N1 influenza could become more widespread and increasingly serious have many people tracking this flu closely. Schools and businesses have been planning for scenarios where large numbers of students and employees may become sick and unable to attend school or work. Fortunately, to date, most people in the U.S. who have contracted H1N1 fl ...

Busy month for Medicare/Medicaid related news. The American Psychological Association (APA) released a new action alert in regard to a delayed Sustainable Growth Rate cut with a request for clinicians to contact their Congress person. Check the end of the report for a link to contact your representative as well as a suggested letter. Previous important updates this month include 2010 Medicare Payment Change ...

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Washington Post writer, Katherine Ellison, is on a roll with generally positive coverage of neurofeedback. BMED Report previously informed our readers of the call for more strict oversight of persons who offer neurotherapy in "The Washington Post Calls For Increased Regulation Of Neurofeedback." In her follow-up neurofeedback-related article, she reports that a "study may show whether neurofeedback helps pe ...

Washington Post writer, Katherine Ellison, briefly overviews a bonafide problem for the field of neurofeedback: inadequate licensure requirements for neurotherapists. BMED Report seldom calls for increased regulation of any kind, but this is sorely needed to "help protect their industry's reputation from quacks," as Ellison points out. Check the end of this review for a link to the original article. ...

Dollar-for-dollar changes in commonly billed psychology services were recently detailed in "2010 Medicare Payment Changes: Questions and Answers." Today, the American Psychological Association Practice Organization (APAPO) released an urgent message regarding a further update to the 2010 Medicare fee schedules. All practitioners are encouraged to keep up with these changes since Medicare fee schedule change ...

Adolescence (12 to 17 years) is a critical and vulnerable stage of human development, during which males and females experience different biological, social, and cognitive changes. During this life stage, millions of adolescents experiment with substance use and engage in behaviors that can affect healthy neurological and psychological development.  Understanding the behavioral health differences between ad ...

Pain patients who are candidates for surgical implants - whether a spinal cord stimulator or intrathecal pump - suffer chronic moderate to severe pain and have not benefited from conservative or less-invasive treatment methods which include, but are not limited to, oral medications including opioids, physical therapy, injections, psychological therapy, holistic treatments acupuncture, massage, cranial sacra ...

The American Psychiatric Association revised the timeline for publishing the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, moving the anticipated release date to May 2013. “Extending the timeline will allow more time for public review, field trials and revisions,” said APA President Alan Schatzberg, M.D. “The APA is committed to developing a manual that is based on the best sci ...