La stimulation transcrânienne à courant continu (tDCS) dans la dépression : bilan de près d’une décennie de recherche clinique

Palm, U.; Ayache, S. S.; Padberg, F. und Lefaucheur, J.-P. (2016): La stimulation transcrânienne à courant continu (tDCS) dans la dépression : bilan de près d’une décennie de recherche clinique. In: Encephale-Revue De Psychiatrie Clinique Biologique et therapeutique, Bd. 42, Nr. 1: S. 39-47

Abstract

Objective. - Since 2006 transcranial direct current stimulation. (tDCS) has been investigated in the treatment of depression. In this review, we discuss the implications and clinical perspectives that tDCS may have as a therapeutic tool in depression from the results reported in this domain. Methods. - A comprehensive literature review has found nearly thirty articles - all in English - on this topic, corresponding to clinical studies,, placebo-controlled or not, case reports and reviews. Results.- Several meta-analyses showed that the antidepressant effects of active tDCS are "significant against placebo, but variable, mainly due to the heterogeneity of the patients included in the studies, for example regarding the-resistance to antidepressant treatment. Conclusions. - Specific recommendations for the use of tDCS in treating depression may not yet be available, but some elements of good practice can be highlighted. Of particular note is "that anodal tDCS. of the left prefrontal cortex at 2 mA for 20 minutes per day has a potential therapeutic value without risk of significant side effects: tDCS offers safe conditions for clinical use in the treatment of depression. (C) L'Encephale, Paris, 2015.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Medizin
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 0013-7006
• Sprache: Französisch