‘Flow’ Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Device and On-Line Behaviour Therapy Training Software Used at Home for Perinatal and Maternal Loss Patients With Diagnosis of Depression

Aims: ‘Flow’ is a transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) treatment for depression that patients use at home. Meta-analyses of randomised sham-controlled trials (RCTs) show tDCS is safe, easy to use, and associated with significant improvements in depressive symptoms and high rates of clinica...

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Main Authors: Chris Griffiths, Ksenija da Silva, Anthony Dumi, Carol Abraham, Kirsty Harris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2025-06-01
Series:BJPsych Open
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425101294/type/journal_article
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Summary:Aims: ‘Flow’ is a transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) treatment for depression that patients use at home. Meta-analyses of randomised sham-controlled trials (RCTs) show tDCS is safe, easy to use, and associated with significant improvements in depressive symptoms and high rates of clinical response and remission relative to placebo sham stimulation. Flow is BSI and CE-marked for treating depression in the UK, with NICE guidance for use in the NHS.
ISSN:2056-4724