Efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation for depression: individual patient data meta-analysis
In this IPD data-set, tDCS showed modest efficacy for depression. Future research should clarify its mechanisms, considering non-specific placebo effects.
Authors
- Colleen Loo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3267-0554)
- Gerrit Burkhardt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3965-5664)
- Rémi Moirand
- Laís B. Razza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0071-0921)
- Leandro C. L. Valiengo
- Cecilia Chiarenza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4161-0556)
- Alexandre Paim Díaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6591-6648)
- Sabine Aust (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2638-161X)
- Camilla L. Nord (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9281-3417)
- André R. Brunoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6310-3571)
- M Luethi
- Ulrich Palm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5446-8237)
- Rebecca Anne Segrave (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1839-0794)
- Jérôme Brunelin
- Adriano M. Moffa
- Woojae Myung
- Daniel M. Blumberger
- Marie-Anne Vanderhasselt
- Frank Padberg
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CA)
- Inserm (FR)
- Black Dog Institute (AU)
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Cal Poly Humboldt (US)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Ghent University Hospital (BE)
- Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (AU)
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (KR)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- University of Catania (IT)
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon (FR)
- Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- München Klinik (DE)
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
- Monash University (AU)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2025.10511
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 91.90