Effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (TDCS) on Reducing of Use Voracity and Increasing the res level of Methadone User who were Referred to Addiction Clinics in Najaf Abad City

Background and Aim : The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the transactional direct current stimulation (TDCS) on reducing of use voracity and increasing the resilience level of methadone users who were referred to addiction clinics in Najaf Abad city.Methods : In order to implementation of research, 30 persons from all treated addicts with methadone in clinics of Najaf Abad were selected based on entry and exit criteria, and 15 persons were randomly assigned to control group and 15 persons in the experimental group were under 10 sessions of electrical stimulation of brain from skull. Before and after the interventions, the Connor-Davidson Resilience Questionnaire (CD-RISC) (2003) and Fadardy s use voracity, on Erfan and Ziaee (2008) were delivered to implementation of pre-test and post-test.Results : test and post-test. The results of the analysis showed that electrical stimulation (TDCS) leads to decreased use voracity and increased resiliency (p <0.01).Conclusion : It can be concluded that electrical stimulation (TDCS) leads to decrease use voracity and increase resilience in addicts user of Methadone.

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Electrical Stimulation Device (TDCS) ، use voracity ، Resilience ، Addicts User of Methadone