Transcranial direct current stimulation: A new tool for the treatment of depression?

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 137-145

  Arul Anandam, Abraham P ^a   Loo, Colleen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anodal stimulation; Brain stimulation; Major depressive disorder; Polarisation; Transcranial direct current stimulation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN METABOLISM; ELECTRODE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; NERVE CELL; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

BRAIN MAPPING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 69249226179     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.01.016     Document Type: Review

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