Interactions between transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and pharmacological interventions in the Major Depressive Episode: Findings from a naturalistic study

European Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 356-361

  Brunoni, A R ^a   Ferrucci, R ^b   Bortolomasi, M ^c   Scelzo, E ^b   Boggio, P S ^d   Fregni, F ^e   Dell'Osso, B ^b   Giacopuzzi, M ^c   Altamura, A C ^b   Priori, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c Pychiatric Hospital Villa Santa Chiara   (Italy)

^d MACKENZIE PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^e and Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Bipolar disorder; Major depressive disorder; Serotonin uptake inhibitors; Transcranial direct current stimulation

Indexed keywords

AGOMELATINE; AMFEBUTAMONE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ARIPIPRAZOLE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CITALOPRAM; CLOMIPRAMINE; DIAZEPAM; DOXEPIN; ESCITALOPRAM; FLUOXETINE; FLUPHENAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; IMIPRAMINE; LAMOTRIGINE; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; LITHIUM; MIRTAZAPINE; NEFAZODONE; NORTRIPTYLINE; OLANZAPINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SERTRALINE; TRAZODONE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BENZODIAZEPINES; BIPOLAR DISORDER; MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880761816     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: 17783585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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