Standard operating procedure for the registration and computer-supported evaluation of pharmaco-EEG data. 'EEG in Phase I' of the Collegium Internationale Psychiatriae Scalarum (CIPS).

The working team 'EEG in Phase I' of the Collegium Internationale Psychiatriae Scalarum presents a standard operating procedure (SOP) for the registration and computer-supported evaluation of pharmaco-EEG data, which is based on published guidelines. The minimum standard for recording, amplifying and filtering, validation of hardware and software, artifact treatment and fast Fourier analysis is described in a tabulated from and further explained as accompanying comments. The available SOP can be the basis for the working out of laboratory-specific SOPs. Compliance with the SOP guarantees the possibility of citation by the International Pharmaco-EEG Group (IPEG), Association for Methodology and Documentation in Psychiatry (AMDP), and Collegium Internationale Psychiatriae Scalarum (CIPS). Furthermore, an optimal standard is recommended where appropriate, which functions as a guideline.