A randomized controlled trial of targeted prefrontal cortex modulation with tDCS in patients with alcohol dependence

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1793-1803

  Klauss, Jaisa ^a   Penido Pinheiro, Leon Cleres ^a   Silva Merlo, Bruna Lima ^a   Correia Santos, Gerson De Almeida ^a   Fregni, Felipe ^b,c   Nitsche, Michael A ^d   Miyuki Nakamura Palacios, Ester ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

alcoholics; dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; quality of life; relapses; tDCS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSOLATERAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HAMILTON ANXIETY SCALE; HAMILTON DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DRINKING SCALE; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; TOBACCO USE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84929940982     PISSN: 14611457     EISSN: 14695111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1461145714000984     Document Type: Article

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