For that reason a joint collaboration between the EU-countries Austria, Germany, Netherlands and Russia was formed. Other countries are welcome. In all countries Neurofeedback-Training will be performed with heroin and alcohol patients in the context of an integral addiction treatment programme. Finally we want to link neurophysiological, psychological and social data to gain further insight into correlations, specifity and social context to support recommendations for the use of this method for promotion of health in the field of addiction.
Addictive disorders create enormous personal and social problems in Western countries and in Russia.
The direct and indirect costs for both the society and the individual are very high. This method develops the self-regulation skills of the trainee and has therefore great educational potential. 90 people from different countries will be trained by the alpha or alpha-theta protocol and the success of this training will be evaluated 6 months after the training finishes.