Acceptability of home-based transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in bipolar depression: thematic analysis of individual views.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acceptability is a multifaceted concept that reflects how a treatment is viewed, which impacts patient engagement, adherence, and provider implementation. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is emerging as a novel non-invasive treatment for bipolar depression. We developed a home-based protocol for tDCS, which has demonstrated efficacy in unipolar and bipolar depression. We sought to explore the acceptability of home-based tDCS in bipolar depression.

Methods

Participants were 35 adults (26 women) with bipolar disorder (mean age 47.37 years, SD ± 13.78) in a current depressive episode of at least moderate severity. tDCS was provided in a bifrontal montage, 2 mA for 30 min each session, over 6 weeks with real-time supervision. Acceptability was assessed i

SUBMITTER: Rezaei H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12107877 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature