Treating refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder with transcranial direct current stimulation: An open label study.
Ghina Harika-GermaneauDamien HeitArmand ChatardBerangere ThiriouxNicolas LangbourNemat JaafariPublished in: Brain and behavior (2020)
Our results suggest that the use of cathodal tDCS over the SMA and anodal tDCS over the right supraorbital area in OCD treatment-refractory patients is safe and promising to improve obsessive and compulsive symptoms. Large randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm this positive result.
Keyphrases
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- obsessive compulsive disorder
- working memory
- deep brain stimulation
- end stage renal disease
- randomized controlled trial
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- systematic review
- clinical trial
- depressive symptoms
- study protocol
- sleep quality
- patient reported outcomes