Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders

Jonathan C Lee; Daniel L Kenney-Jung; Caren J Blacker; Deniz Doruk Camsari; Charles P Lewis

doi:10.1016/j.chc.2018.07.009

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders

Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2019 Jan;28(1):61-78. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2018.07.009. Epub 2018 Sep 24.

Authors

Jonathan C Lee¹, Daniel L Kenney-Jung², Caren J Blacker³, Deniz Doruk Camsari³, Charles P Lewis⁴

Affiliations

¹ Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 1001 Queen Street W, Toronto, ON M6J 1H4, Canada; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 250 College Street, Toronto, ON M5T 1R8, Canada.
² Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, MMC 295, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
³ Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
⁴ Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 30389077
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2018.07.009

Abstract

Research involving transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in child and adolescent psychiatry is limited. Early, short-term studies have found tDCS to be safe and well-tolerated in youth with neurodevelopmental disorders (attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, learning disorders). Preliminary data suggest potential utility in symptom reduction and improving cognitive function. Further careful research considering implications for the developing brain is necessary.

Keywords: Adolescents; Children; Neurodevelopment; Neuromodulation; Transcranial direct current stimulation.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adolescent Psychiatry
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / therapy*
Autism Spectrum Disorder / therapy*
Child
Child Psychiatry
Humans
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation / methods*