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The Effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (TDCS) on the Improvement of Mental Health of Divorced Women

Document Type : Original article

Authors

1 Master of Rehabilitation Counseling, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran.

2 Professor, Department of Counseling, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.

3 PhD Student in Counseling, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili , Ardabil, Iran.

10.30473/clpsy.2024.69316.1722

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. 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.

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