Target specific effects of direct current stimulation in schizo-obsessive disorder: A case report

Brain Stimul. 2020 May-Jun;13(3):858-860. doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2020.03.001. Epub 2020 Mar 11.

Abstract

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a type of non-invasive brain stimulation technique that is explored as an add-on treatment for the alleviation of symptoms across the diverse symptom domains in neuropsychiatric disorders. In psychiatry, data is emerging on the effects of tDCS as an add-on treatment in schizophrenia as well as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). But despite high prevalence, the effectiveness of tDCS in co-morbid schizophrenia and OCD is lacking. This case report for the first time examines the clinical utility with target-specific effects of the add-on tDCS in a patient diagnosed with schizo-obsessive disorder.

Keywords: Comorbidity; High-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HDtDCS); Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD); Schizophrenia; Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Comorbidity
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / complications
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / diagnosis*
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / therapy*
  • Schizophrenia / complications
  • Schizophrenia / diagnosis*
  • Schizophrenia / therapy*
  • Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation / methods*
  • Treatment Outcome