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Tdcs is effective treatment for depresion , and it is used treatment depression , please tell me sir/medam
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Transcranial Direct Current Therapy is a simple out - patient, non - invasive treatment available for various psychiatric disorders, including depression.
It is effective but not as effective as medications.
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Dr. Jitendriya Biswal
Psychiatrist
18 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
Brain stimulation like tDCS, rTMS, ECT...all have good no of evidence for treating Depression. If u have a long term Depression...and mostly tried lot of medication..go for ECT than other 2 methods..
If ur a new patient of Depression go with tDCS
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Dr. Lakshmi S
Psychiatrist
17 yrs exp
Bangalore
Yes, it is one of the forms of treatment for depression but TMS has more evidence than tdcs. This is if you don't want to take medications/medications have been tried and not effective.
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