Clinical pilot study and computational modeling of bitemporal transcranial direct current stimulation, and safety of repeated courses of treatment, in major depression

Journal of ECT

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 226-233

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bitemporal; Computer simulation; Depression; Direct current; Safety; tDCS

Indexed keywords

AGOMELATINE; AMITRIPTYLINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; DESVENLAFAXINE; DOXEPIN; DULOXETINE; ESCITALOPRAM; FLUOXETINE; MIRTAZAPINE; TRANYLCYPROMINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MELANCHOLIA; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD; NERVE STIMULATOR; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; RETREATMENT; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AFFECT; CINGULATE GYRUS; COGNITION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FRONTAL LOBE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AFFECT; BRAIN STEM; COGNITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATIENT SAFETY; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84948664486     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0000000000000230     Document Type: Article

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