TY - JOUR
T1 - Rapid improvement of auditory verbal hallucinations in schizophrenia after add-on treatment with transcranial direct-current stimulation
AU - Shivakumar, Venkataram
AU - Bose, Anushree
AU - Rakesh, Gopalkumar
AU - Nawani, Hema
AU - Subramaniam, Aditi
AU - Agarwal, Sri Mahavir
AU - Kalmady, Sunil V.
AU - Narayanaswamy, Janardhanan C.
AU - Venkatasubramanian, Ganesan
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - Treatment of nonresponsive auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia have been reported to improve with transcranial direct-current stimulation. This case description illustrates the use of add-on transcranial direct-current stimulation for rapid amelioration of auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia during the acute phase. Because transcranial direct-current stimulation is safe, largely well tolerated, and relatively inexpensive, this add-on treatment option is worth exploring through further rigorous studies.
AB - Treatment of nonresponsive auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia have been reported to improve with transcranial direct-current stimulation. This case description illustrates the use of add-on transcranial direct-current stimulation for rapid amelioration of auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia during the acute phase. Because transcranial direct-current stimulation is safe, largely well tolerated, and relatively inexpensive, this add-on treatment option is worth exploring through further rigorous studies.
KW - Add-on treatment
KW - Auditory hallucinations
KW - Schizophrenia
KW - tDCS
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U2 - 10.1097/YCT.0b013e318290fa4d
DO - 10.1097/YCT.0b013e318290fa4d
M3 - Article
C2 - 23965609
AN - SCOPUS:84883532199
SN - 1095-0680
VL - 29
SP - e43-e44
JO - Journal of ECT
JF - Journal of ECT
IS - 3
ER -
