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Clinical utility of add-on transcranial direct current stimulation for binge eating disorder with obesity in schizophrenia

Authors :
Vanteemar S Sreeraj
Manjunath Masali
Venkataram Shivakumar
Anushree Bose
Ganesan Venkatasubramanian
Source :
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, Vol 40, Iss 5, Pp 487-490 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
SAGE Publishing, 2018.

Abstract

Over the recent years, there has been an increasing application of noninvasive brain stimulation techniques such as transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) to modify eating behaviors in healthy population and persons with eating disorders. tDCS is a noninvasive, neuromodulatory intervention which is well-tolerated and safe. In this case report, we describe the successful application of add-on tDCS in a patient with schizophrenia to reduce the craving for food that in turn, helped in reversing the weight gain.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02537176
Volume :
40
Issue :
5
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.f526497b3a444ae7b07b28634fbf8adb
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4103/IJPSYM.IJPSYM_551_17