Quantitative Electroencephalography (QEEG) as an Innovative Diagnostic Tool in Mental Disorders

Marta Kopańska, Danuta Ochojska, Agnieszka Dejnowicz-Velitchkov and Agnieszka Banaś-Ząbczyk
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Marta Kopańska: Department of Pathophysiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland
Danuta Ochojska: Department of Psychology, Institute of Pedagogy, College of Social Sciences, University of Rzeszow, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland
Agnieszka Dejnowicz-Velitchkov: ADEA, Biofeedback Center, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
Agnieszka Banaś-Ząbczyk: Department of Biology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszow University, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 4, 1-13

Abstract: Quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG) is becoming an increasingly common method of diagnosing neurological disorders and, following the recommendations of The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and the American Clinical Neurophysiology Society (ACNS), it can be used as a complementary method in the diagnosis of epilepsy, vascular diseases, dementia, and encephalopathy. However, few studies are confirming the importance of QEEG in the diagnosis of mental disorders and changes occurring as a result of therapy; hence, there is a need for analyses in this area. The aim of the study is analysis of the usefulness of QEEG in the diagnosis of people with generalized anxiety disorders. Our research takes the form of case studies. The paper presents an in-depth analysis of the QEEG results of five recently studied people with a psychiatric diagnosis: generalized anxiety disorder. The results show specific pattern amplitudes at C3 and C4. In all of the examined patients, two dependencies are repeated: low contribution of the sensorimotor rhythm (SMR) wave amplitudes and high beta2 wave amplitudes, higher or equal to the alpha amplitudes. The QEEG study provides important information about the specificity of brain waves of people with generalized anxiety disorder; therefore, it enables the preliminary and quick diagnosis of dysfunction. It is also possible to monitor changes due to QEEG, occurring as a result of psychotherapy, pharmacological therapy and EEG-biofeedback.

Keywords: generalized anxiety disorder; conditions; diagnosis; QEEG; EEG biofeedback (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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