Concurrent cognitive control training augments the antidepressant efficacy of tDCS: A pilot study

Brain Stimulation

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 325-331

  Segrave, R A ^a   Arnold, S ^a   Hoy, K ^a   Fitzgerald, P B ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; Cognitive training; Depression; Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; Transcranial direct current stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE CONTROL TRAINING; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NERVE STIMULATOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; COGNITION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896332453     PISSN: 1935861X     EISSN: 18764754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2013.12.008     Document Type: Article

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