John R. Cross has been a physical therapist for 40 years and an acupuncturist for 35 - also trained in homoeopathy, cranio-sacral therapy, reflexology and all types of bodywork. He has taught all over the world, especially the chakra system of healing and acupressure. He has written 6 books, also produced 2 clinical posters. His latest two books are The Concise book of Acupoints and Reflected Energy Pathways. The latter book shows over 70 areas of the body where the whole is reflected - ideal for the reflexologist or physical therapist wanting to use the body's reflexes.

For more information visit: www.JohnCrossClinics.com.

CONTEXT: Neurofeedback represents an exciting complementary option in the treatment of depression that builds upon a huge body of research on electroencephalographic correlates of depression. OBJECTIVE: The objectives of this article are threefold: review the literature on neurofeedback protocols for depression; introduce a new protocol, which aims to synthesize the best qualities of the currently available protocols; and present the results of a small clinical experiment with the new protocol. METHOD: Structured survey of the literature; software development; clinical trial with one subject, submitted to ten sessions of neurofeedback (one hour each). RESULTS: Currently there are twenty-one articles in neurofeedback for depression, among which only six present original experimental results. All of them report positive results with the technique. The most used protocols focus on Alpha inter-hemispheric asymmetry, and Theta/Beta ratio within the left prefrontal cortex. Our new protocol integrates both dimensions in a single circuit, adding to it a third programming line, which divides Beta frequencies and reinforces the decrease of Beta-3, in order to reduce anxiety. The favorable outcome of our clinical experiment, suggests that new research with this protocol is worthwhile.

Span J Psychol. 2011 May;14(1):374-84. Dias AM, van Deusen A. Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil. alvaromd@usp.br