title: Cumulative and booster effects of tdcs sessions on drug cravings, lapse, and cognitive impairment in methamphetamine use disorder: A case study report.
abstract: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation method, which shows promising therapeutic effects in controlling drug cravings.
  
  
  
  In this study, we present cumulative and booster effects of tDCS sessions on methamphetamine cravings, lapse, and cognitive impairment in a methamphetamine dependent subject.
  
  
  
  Our study shows cumulative effects of continuous anodal tDCS sessions on right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) could reduce drug cravings and their consequences.
  
  
  
  Moreover, booster tDCS treatments might be helpful in controlling psychological stress and drug cravings. (Am J Addict 2016;25:264-266).
authors.affiliation: Students Research Center of International Campus, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.|Substance Abuse and Dependence Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Schwann
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shariatirad
authors.affiliation: Students Research Center of International Campus, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Alaleh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vaziri
authors.affiliation: Institute for Cognitive Sciences Studies (ICSS), Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Peyman
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hassani-Abharian
authors.affiliation: Department of General Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.
authors.forename: Mona
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharifi Fardshad
authors.affiliation: Substance Abuse and Dependence Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.|Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
authors.forename: Nader
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Molavi
authors.affiliation: Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, Monash University Central Clinical School and the Alfred, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: Paul B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
mesh_terms: D019969:Amphetamine-Related Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D066249:Craving; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008694:Methamphetamine; D017397:Prefrontal Cortex / Q000502:physiology; D012008:Recurrence; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D065908:Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D008694:Methamphetamine