Neuropsychology
Samira Ehsani; Esmaeil Sadri Damirchi; Ali Rezaei sharif; Iman Mesbah
Abstract
The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) on the improvement of mental health of divorced women referred to counseling centers. The research method was semi-experimental and pre-test-post-test design with control and follow-up groups. ...
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The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) on the improvement of mental health of divorced women referred to counseling centers. The research method was semi-experimental and pre-test-post-test design with control and follow-up groups. The statistical population of the research included divorced women who were referred to counseling centers in Ardabil city. Among them, 30 people were selected by convenience sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups. The tool used in the research was Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R). The intervention was carried out using a transcranial direct current stimulation device on the experimental group members for 10 consecutive sessions (20 minutes each session) by placing the anode in the F3 section and the cathode in the FP2 section.The data were analyzed using the statistical method of analysis of covariance with repeated measures. The findings of the research showed that there is a significant difference between the two experimental and control groups in terms of mental health and its subscales, including depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, aggression, and psychosis (P<0.001). these results indicated the effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation on the mental health of divorced women. Overall, the research findings highlight the role and importance of TDCS treatment in improving mental health. According to the results, it seems that the left frontal cortex plays an important role in people's mental health. Therefore, with the electrical stimulation of this part of the brain, it can help a lot to improve people's mental health.
samineh fattahi; farah naderi; parviz asghari; hassan ahadi
Volume 3, Issue 8 , June 2017, , Pages 119-132
Abstract
Introduction: Obesity and overweight is One of the problems of this century in the field of mental health that according to the World Health Organization, The rate of obesity has doubled since 1980. The aim of this study is to examine the comparison of neurofeedback and medication efficacy on food craving, ...
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Introduction: Obesity and overweight is One of the problems of this century in the field of mental health that according to the World Health Organization, The rate of obesity has doubled since 1980. The aim of this study is to examine the comparison of neurofeedback and medication efficacy on food craving, emotional eating and mental health of overweight women. Method: For this purpose 45 overweight persons were selected that randomly allocated to one of neurofeedback, medication and control groups. All three groups completed Food Cravings Questionnaire – Trait, Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire and General Health Questionnaire before and after treatment.The data have been analyzed by MANCOVA and ANCOVA. Findings: The results were shown no significant difference between experimental groups in food craving and mental health. That means, the medication and neurofeedback are equally effective on food craving and mental health. Conclusion: Consequently the result of study shows that neurofeedback training like pharmacotherapy could be consider as a therapeutic intervention in overweight and obesity. Given that neurofeedback method had minimal complication and reversible, considered be as adjunctive treatment of obesity and overweigh.
