euroimaging Correlates and Immediate Effects of High-Definition tDCS on persistent Auditory Verbal Hallucinations in Schizophrenia

ational Institute of Mental health and Neurosciences0 个研究点目标入组 34 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2023年1月9日

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•1) Diagnosis of schizophrenia / schizophreniform disorder as per DSM criteria (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, American Psychiatric Association); 2) Persistent auditory hallucination despite adequate antipsychotic medication (atleast one antipsychotic trial) with unchanged dose at least for the past 4 weeks. 3) Clinically Significant Auditory Verbal Hallucinations as defined by a structured rating scale for assessing auditory hallucination; 4) Age range: 18 â?? 45 years; 5) Both sexes; 6) Right Handedness and 7) Having satisfactory capacity to consent. 8) Written informed consent.

•1) Features suggestive of psychiatric emergency (for example: suicidal risk, aggression, excitement, catatonia, prolonged nutritional deprivation or any other status requiring intensive clinical care), 2) Any contraindication to HD-tDCS procedure â?? (i) metal in the head, (ii) implanted brain medical devices, (iii) local lesion or injury in the scalp / head, 3) Any concurrent co-morbid psychiatric diagnosis; 4) Pregnancy or post-partum status; 5) Any contraindication for MRI; and 6) Left Handedness.

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ational Institute of Mental health and Neurosciences