Determining the Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Depression and Anxiety in Methadone Consumers: A Randomized Controlled

Abstract

Background: This research is aimed at Effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Depression and Anxiety in Methadone Consumers Methods: The research performed about the effect of electric TDCS on depression and anxiety caused by methadone consumption has not been paid attention. In this research, 40 people were studied as a group. These people took a test before and after the eight-day period of simulation. After the primary test, people received device simulation for 8 consecutive days on a speci c time. Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Wilcoxon tests were used for analyzing the data. Results:The results show that with the score of 1.69 for the rst variable, the patients' anxiety level is much lower at the time of electric simulation. Also, regarding the score of 1.62 in the second hypothesis, it can be stated that depression level was much lower at the time of performing the simulation. Conclusions: Regarding the fact that drug consumption is one of the most important health problems in the society, performing such projects will be useful. It needs to be mentioned that even according to the ndings of this research, people who are intended to quit their addiction should be under treatment of addiction treatment and consultation centers to control their depression and anxiety in order to achieve the desired results.

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Determining the Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Depression and Anxiety in Methadone Consumers: A Randomized Controlled: Erratum

“…The mentioned analyzes were performed using SPSS software version 22. To correct this data, the Results section is republished via this erratum 1…”