Target specific effects of direct current stimulation in schizo-obsessive disorder: A case report

Abstract

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a type of non-invasive brain stimulation technique that is explored as an add-on treatment for the alleviation of symptoms across the diverse symptom domains in neuropsychiatric disorders. In psychiatry, data is emerging on the effects of tDCS as an add-on treatment in schizophrenia as well as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). But despite high prevalence, the effectiveness of tDCS in co-morbid schizophrenia and OCD is lacking. This case report for the first time examines the clinical utility with target-specific effects of the add-on tDCS in a patient diagnosed with schizo-obsessive disorder.

Keywords

• Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
• High-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HDtDCS)
• Schizophrenia
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Comorbidity