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

Title
Clinical utility of add-on transcranial direct current stimulation for binge eating disorder with obesity in schizophrenia
Author
Vanteemar Sreeraj 1 ; Manjunath Masali 1 ; Venkataram Shivakumar 1 ; Bose, Anushree 1 ; Venkatasubramanian, Ganesan 1 

 Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka 
Pages
487-490
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Sep/Oct 2018
Publisher
Sage Publications, New Delhi India
ISSN
02537176
e-ISSN
09751564
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2102430657
Copyright
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