Could transcranial direct current stimulation have unexpected additional benefits in the treatment of depressed patients?

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 751-753

  Loo, Colleen K ^a,b,c   Martin, Donel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b BLACK DOG INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

cognition; major depression; pain; transcranial direct current stimulation; treatment

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; DEPRESSION; EDITORIAL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EYE TRACKING; HUMAN; MOOD; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DEPRESSION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS;

EID: 84864611501     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: 17448360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/ern.12.67     Document Type: Editorial

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