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| Title |
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in behavioral and food addiction: a systematic review of efficacy, technical, and methodological issues
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Neuroscience, October 2015
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnins.2015.00349 |
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| Authors |
Anne Sauvaget, Benoît Trojak, Samuel Bulteau, Susana Jiménez-Murcia, Fernando Fernández-Aranda, Ines Wolz, José M. Menchón, Sophia Achab, Jean-Marie Vanelle, Marie Grall-Bronnec |
| Abstract |
Objectives: Behavioral addictions (BA) are complex disorders for which pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatments have shown their limits. Non-invasive brain stimulation, among which transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), has opened up new perspectives in addiction treatment. The purpose of this work is to conduct a critical and systematic review of tDCS efficacy, and of technical and methodological considerations in the field of BA. Methods: A bibliographic search has been conducted on the Medline and ScienceDirect databases until December 2014, based on the following selection criteria: clinical studies on tDCS and BA (namely eating disorders, compulsive buying, Internet addiction, pathological gambling, sexual addiction, sports addiction, video games addiction). Study selection, data analysis, and reporting were conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines. Results: Out of 402 potential articles, seven studies were selected. So far focusing essentially on abnormal eating, these studies suggest that tDCS (right prefrontal anode/left prefrontal cathode) reduces food craving induced by visual stimuli. Conclusions: Despite methodological and technical differences between studies, the results are promising. So far, only few studies of tDCS in BA have been conducted. New research is recommended on the use of tDCS in BA, other than eating disorders. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 46% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 8% |
| Italy | 1 | 8% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 8% |
| Australia | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 3 | 23% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 12 | 92% |
| Scientists | 1 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 242 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 236 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 41 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 40 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 33 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 23 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 15 | 6% |
| Other | 39 | 16% |
| Unknown | 51 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Psychology | 73 | 30% |
| Neuroscience | 30 | 12% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 30 | 12% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 4% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 2% |
| Other | 19 | 8% |
| Unknown | 75 | 31% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 November 2015.
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#4,078
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