Examining transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) as a treatment for hallucinations in schizophrenia

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 169, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 719-724

  Brunelin, Jerome ^a,b,c   Mondino, Marine ^a,b,c   Gassab, Leila ^a,b,c   Haesebaert, Frederic ^a,b,c   Gaha, Lofti ^a,b,c   Suaud Chagny, Marie Françoise ^a,b,c   Saoud, Mohamed ^a,b,c   Mechri, Anwar ^a,b,c   Poulet, Emmanuel ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER LE VINATIER   (France)

^c Research Laboratory Vulnérabilité Aux Psychoses Centre Hospitalo Unversitaire Fattouma Bourguiba   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; AUDITORY VERBAL HALLUCINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARIETAL CORTEX; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEMPORAL CORTEX; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84863939194     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.11071091     Document Type: Article

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