Investigating the effectiveness of repeated and intensified bifrontal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on the improvement of love trauma syndrome in romantic relationship breakup: A case report
Journal of Family Relations Studies
مقاله 2 ، دوره 5، شماره 1 - شماره پیاپی 16 ، فروردین 2025، صفحه 11-18 685.1 K )
نوع مقاله: Original Article
شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22098/jfrs.2024.14409.1172 نویسندگان
Jaber Alizadehgoradel* 1 Mina Taherifard 2 Zekrollah Morovati 1 1 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran2 Department of Psychology, Mohaghegh-Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iranچکیده Objective: Experiencing stress and emotional disturbances due to ending and separating from a romantic relationship is one of the most painful events for some people. We aimed to evaluate a repetitive transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) protocol on a girl experiencing an unmarried relationship break-up.Methods: We aimed to evaluate a tDCS protocol to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) (10 sessions, 2 mA current intensity for 20 minutes, one session each day) on a girl experiencing an unmarried relationship break-up (In Iran, the year 2022). In order to evaluate the effect of this protocol, the assessment of love trauma (Love Trauma Inventory (LTI), depression (Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), anxiety Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A), Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) and Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) was done at different time intervals, before and after the intervention and follow-up.Results: Repetitive tDCS stimulation protocol with left anodal/right cathodal DLPFC montage may effectively reduce emotional disturbances after the experience of separating from a romantic relationship and lead to improved mood.Conclusion: In order to generalize the introduced stimulation protocol, it is necessary to investigate more in large groups of people who have experienced a romantic relationship breakup.کلیدواژهها
DLPFC ؛ love trauma ؛ Romantic relationship breakup ؛ transcranial direct current stimulation
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