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Transcranial direct current stimulation based on qEEG combining positive psychotherapy for major depression
Educational Sciences & Psychology Department, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
University of Gävle, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Caring science.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7165-1156
Department of Psychology, Cognitive Division, Lund University, Sweden.
University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
2018 (English)In: Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, ISSN 0219-6352, E-ISSN 1757-448X, Vol. 17, no 2, p. 89-96Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Frontal cortex activity in the left hemisphere during depression is reduced. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive neuromodulation technique that can increase frontal cortex activity. Therapy based on tDCS and positive psychology (PP) therapy was applied improving patients' quality of life. The present study compared three conditions participants with clinical depression; (a) tDCS therapy, (b) positive psychotherapy, and (c) combined treatment. Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS), Adult State Hope Scale and Optimism/Pessimism Scale (OPS) was used at baseline, 2 weeks, 4-weeks and 3-months follow-up. Combined condition participants showed greater reduction in depressed mood, improved hope and optimism after 4-weeks as well as during 3-months follow-up than the other conditions. The results are discussed in terms of additive or synergistic relation between tDCS and PP treatment. Future studies should (a) use larger sample-sizes, (b) include no-treatment control conditions, (c) include double-blind designs, (d) control for previous or on-going drug therapy, (d) control for previous or ongoing psychotherapy. Furthermore, future studies should aim to increase theoretical understanding by investigating whether the relation between tDCS and psychotherapy are additive or synergistic.

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2018. Vol. 17, no 2, p. 89-96
Keywords [en]
Case study, major depression, positive psychotherapy, quantitative electroencephalogram (qEEG), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
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Psychology
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Health-Promoting Work, Digital shapeshifting
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-26251DOI: 10.31083/JIN-170045ISI: 000450607600001PubMedID: 29526850Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85043342367OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-26251DiVA, id: diva2:1191810
Available from: 2018-03-20 Created: 2018-03-20 Last updated: 2025-10-02Bibliographically approved

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