Comparing the Effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) on Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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Abstract
Background and Aim: Transcranial Direct Current Electric Stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive treatment. The purpose of the current study was to compare the effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) on PTSD symptoms. Methods: This was a double-blind, controlled randomized with pretest-posttest design. The statistical population included patients with PTSD in Atieh clinical neuroscience center and Baqiyatallah University of Medical Science (1396 to 1397), in which 44 subjects were selected using a purposive sampling method and then randomly divided into two experimental (EMDR = 14, tDCS = 15) and one control (n = 15). Active and sham tDCS groups received bilateral active and sham stimulation (2mA) on dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) during 10 sessions. The EMDR group also received 5 sessions of EMDR treatment. The research tool was included the PTSD-Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5). The data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). Results: Symptoms of PTSD were significantly reduced in the experimental groups compared to the control group in the post-test and follow-up periods (P <0.05) While there was no significant difference between the two experimental groups in the post-test and follow-up stages (P >0.05). Conclusion: The tDCS method can be used as a non-invasive treatment to reduce the symptoms of PTSD.
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Journal of Military Medicine is a Bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering research and developments in the field of health and medicine in military and crisis settings. The journal was established in 1999. It publishes original research reports, editorials, letters to the editor, and reviews.