The Effectiveness of Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) on reducing Depression and Anxiety symptoms in veterans with PTSD

Background and Aim : The prevalence of comorbid disorders with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is high, furthermore, Anxiety and Depression are prevalent and often co-occur with PTSD among veterans. Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS) are useful to treat Psychiatric and Neurological disorders; which one of them is Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES). CES is a FDA-Approved modality for treatment of Anxiety, Depression and Insomnia. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of CES on reducing Depression and Anxiety symptoms in veterans with combat-related PTSD.Methods : Current research was a Semi-experimental study with PreTest-PostTest and control group. This study carried out in 2019 with statistical population of veterans from Tehran, in which 32 subjects were selected by purposive sampling method and then randomly divided into experimental (treatment by CES) and control groups (each group had 16 subjects). Research tools were included Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). The Data analyzed with SPSS-25 software using ANCOVA.Results : In the PostTest, There was significant diffrence between experimental and control groups in BDI-II and BAI mean scores.Conclusion : CES had significant impact on reducing Depression and Anxiety symptoms in veterans with combat-related PTSD. The findings of this study could be useful for the clinical and research use of CES to treat Depression and anxiety symptoms.

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Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation ، CES ، PTSD ، Depression ، Anxiety ، Brain Stimulation Methods