Concomitant Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation With Ultrabrief Electroconvulsive Therapy: A 2-Week Double-Blind Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial

OBJECTIVEThe feasibility and effectiveness of concomitant use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has not been investigated. The study principally aimed at determining whether tDCS when combined with ECT improved the speed of antidepressant response...

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Published in:The journal of ECT 2018-12, Vol.34 (4), p.291-295
Main Authors: Mayur, Prashanth, Howari, Rasha, Byth, Karen, Vannitamby, Rameswaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Clinical trials
Cognitive ability
Combined Modality Therapy
Depressive Disorder, Major - psychology
Depressive Disorder, Major - therapy
Double-Blind Method
Double-blind studies
Effectiveness
Electrical stimulation of the brain
Electroconvulsive therapy
Electroconvulsive Therapy - methods
ESB
Feasibility
Female
Humans
Male
Memory
Mental depression
Middle Aged
Negative Results
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Seizures
Statistical analysis
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation - methods
Transcranial magnetic stimulation
Treatment Outcome
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