Condition focus · PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder
~6% of US adults lifetime · 11–20% of post-9/11 veterans (VA)
Alpha-theta protocols have decades of veteran-population evidence. EEGBase pilots in VA-affiliated clinics use Mendi at home plus weekly clinic supervision.
Protocols
Alpha-Theta (eyes closed)
Channel: Pz / Oz
Frequency: 8–13 Hz + 4–8 Hz reward
Sessions: 20–40
Right-temporal down-train
Channel: T4
Frequency: Hi-beta inhibit
Sessions: 20–30
Effect sizes reported in the published literature (illustrative)
PCL-5
−11 pts (lit.)
Reported in published alpha-theta veteran trials
PHQ-9 (comorbid)
−5 pts
Comorbid depression subset · literature
Evidence base
- Peniston & Kulkosky (1991) — original alpha-theta + Vietnam veteran PTSD
- van der Kolk et al. (2016) — neurofeedback RCT for PTSD
- Reiter et al. (2016) — clinical effectiveness of EEG biofeedback for PTSD
Try the PTSD demo
Pre-loaded session for a post-traumatic stress disorder client. No sign-up.
Open the demo →EEGBase is a software platform, not a medical device, and does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Effect sizes shown are illustrative figures drawn from the published academic literature, not from an EEGBase outcomes registry. EEGBase has not yet completed any clinical study of its own. Always confirm protocols with a credentialed clinician.