Effectiveness of direct electrical stimulation from the skull on depression symptoms in male patients with post-traumatic stress disorder due to war

Authors

    Fariba Rostami * PhD student of personality psychology. Islamic Azad university, science and research branch, Tehran Iran
    Behrouz Karimi Assistant professor of educational psychology. Islamic Azad university, science and research branch, Tehran Iran
    Mohammad Reza Kazemi Assistant professor of educational psychology. Islamic Azad university, science and research branch, Tehran Iran

Keywords:

TDCS, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of direct electrical stimulation from the skull on depression symptoms in men suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder in war. The research design was a semi-experimental design with repeated tests. The sample included 15 patients with post-traumatic stress disorder men who were admitted to the Delaram Psychiatric Hospital and were voluntarily and voluntarily selected. The instrument used in this study was Beck's 21-item depression questionnaire. Subjects were first subjected to pretest and then subjects received 12 sessions of electrical stimulation therapy (TDCS). After receiving each 4 sessions of treatment, subjects were assessed once by a depression questionnaire. The results showed that the difference in mean scores of subjects in different levels of application of independent variable was significant (P <0.001). The symptoms of depression in subjects with repeated actions of electrical stimulation from the skull have decreased relative to the pre-test.

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Published

2022-06-21

How to Cite

Rostami, F., Karimi, B. ., & Kazemi, M. R. (2022). Effectiveness of direct electrical stimulation from the skull on depression symptoms in male patients with post-traumatic stress disorder due to war. Iranian Journal of Educational Sociology, 1(7), 154-162. https://qijes.com/index.php/ijes/article/view/741

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