Positive Spiking: A Double-Blind Control Study on Its Significance in Behavior Disorders, Both Diagnostically and Therapeutically

Abstract

To examine the diagnostic and therapeutic significance of the EEG pattern called 14 and 6 per second positive spiking, when it occurs in patients with behavior disorders, the authors studied 78 adolescent and young adult inpatients. Although they did find some support for their hypothesis that positive spiking might be regarded as a neurophysiological handicap which varies as a function of the patient's environment, they conclude that further investigation is warranted.