Transcranial stimulation in depression.
Transcranial direct current stimulation is coming of age with the large treatment study published in this issue. We review transcranial stimulation methods, their efficacy and the likely impact on National Health Service (NHS) practice. Their use in individuals who do not respond to or cannot tolerate medication should now be explored in large controlled naturalistic studies in the NHS.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, UK.
Charlotte
C
Allan
Ukwuori-Gisela
UG
Kalu
Claire E
CE
Sexton
Klaus P
KP
Ebmeier
D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017397:Prefrontal Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology*