A pilot study of alternative transcranial direct current stimulation electrode montages for the treatment of major depression

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 167, Issue , 2014, Pages 251-258

  Ho, Kerrie Anne ^a   Bai, Siwei ^b   Martin, Donel ^a   Alonzo, Angelo ^a   Dokos, Socrates ^b   Puras, Pablo ^a,c   Loo, Colleen K ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GETAFE   (Spain)

^d ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Depression; Direct current; Stimulation; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BURNING SENSATION; CEREBELLUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRODE; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOOD; NAUSEA; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; OPEN STUDY; PAIN; PILOT STUDY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AFFECT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DEVICES; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CEREBELLUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PILOT PROJECTS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84903948790     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.06.022     Document Type: Article

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