reduce depression and anxiety in methadone users with transcranial direct current stimulation

Background: research shows that transcranial direct current stimulation is effective in reducing depression and anxiety.objectives: this research is aimed at reducing depression and anxiety in methadone users with transcranial direct current stimulation.methods: this study is a randomized clinical trial with a pretest-posttest. the sample of this study was 60 methadone users who had severe depression and anxiety. participants were allocated to two experimental (n = 30) and control groups (n = 30). the two regions, f3 (cathode) and f4 (anode) were stimulated with a current of 2 ma for 20 minutes in 10 sessions. participants were assessed before and after stimulation with beck’s depression inventory and berger’s anxiety test.results: data analysis showed that tdcs reduced the symptoms of depression and anxiety in methadone users (p < 0.01).conclusions: it seems that the method of tdcs can reduce the severity of symptoms of depression and anxiety. therefore, it can be claimed that this intervention can be considered by experts as a complementary intervention along with other psychological and pharmacological treatments.