by John R. Milligan, PhD
and Raymond O. Waldkoetter, EdD
Abstract
This study evaluated the use of Hemi-Sync audiotapes as a supplemental treatment procedure for outpatients diagnosed as alcohol dependent, reporting mild to moderate levels of depressive feelings. The selected Hemi-Sync tape album was applied to assist brainwave synchrony in each hemisphere, alter mental imagery, and enhance relaxation for the experimental group. Subjects were enlisted military patients indicating various levels of depression as measured by the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Using a pre- and posttreatment design, the BDI was given before and after treatment as a measure of effect. A comparison group of outpatients was also given before-and-after BDIs but not the supplemental tape treatment. Both subject groups received the primary psychoeducational therapy. Results of the study showed that the group provided with the Hemi-Sync tapes reported obviously less depressive symptoms than the group not provided with the tapes, significant beyond the Both subject groups received the primary psychoeducational therapy. Results of the study showed that the group provided with the Hemi-Sync tapes reported obviously less depressive symptoms than the group not provided with the tapes, significant beyond the p<.001 level. The authors concluded that group therapy augmented with Hemi-Sync audiotapes could offer significant improvement in treatment as reflected by the BDI.
