‘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
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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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description 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.
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spelling doaj-art-965fc0ae83ac47819c2d56a03d5dfd8d2025-08-20T03:15:30ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242025-06-0111S36S3610.1192/bjo.2025.10129‘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 DepressionChris Griffiths0Ksenija da Silva1Anthony Dumi2Carol Abraham3Kirsty Harris41Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT), Northampton, United Kingdom2Coventry University, Coventry, United Kingdom1Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT), Northampton, United Kingdom1Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT), Northampton, United Kingdom1Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT), Northampton, United KingdomAims: ‘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.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425101294/type/journal_article
spellingShingle Chris Griffiths
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‘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
BJPsych Open
title ‘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
title_full ‘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
title_fullStr ‘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
title_full_unstemmed ‘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
title_short ‘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
title_sort 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
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