Treatment that combines dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) may deliver the greatest improvement in cognitive and emotional symptoms of ADHD in adults.
Study participants included 80 adults with ADHD aged 18-45. They were randomly sorted into control, DBT-only, tDCS-only, and combined groups.
The tDCS-only and combined groups received ten 20-minute sessions of anodal and cathodal stimulation over 30 days. The DBT-only and combined groups received ten individualThe study found that DBT and tDCS used in isolation improved selective attention and response inhibition, sustained attention, and emotion regulation in adults with ADHD. However, the DBT-only group did not reflect increased attention on the ADHD self-report scale , while the tDCS-only group did.
The lack of research surrounding the effectiveness of integrated interventions and the increased interest in non-medication interventions fortreatment served as impetuses for the study. “Even though the effects of tDCS and cognitive training have been investigated separately, the effects of integration of these interventions are only beginning to be explored,” researchers said.
Limitations of the study included the lack of a sham tDCS group and blinded assessments. “Clearly, further comparisons with sham-controlled groups and blinded assessment are required for the robust demonstration of the efficacy of any protocol with tDCS,” researchers said.Basiri, N., and Hadianfard, H. Adult ADHD Treatment Based on Combination of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation as Measured by Subjective and Objective Scales.Thair H., Holloway A.L.
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