Radioelectric brain stimulation in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder with comorbid major depression in a psychiatric hospital: a pilot study

Elisabetta Bourget Olivieri1, Caterina Vecchiato1, Nunziatina Ignaccolo1, Piero Mannu2, Alessandro Castagna2, Lucia Aravagli2, Vania Fontani2, Salvatore Rinaldi2,31Healthcare enterprise Hospital Trust S Croce and Carle Complex Structure of Psychiatry, Cuneo, Italy; 2Rinaldi Fontani Institute, Depart...

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Autores principales:	Fontani V, Aravagli L, Castagna A, Mannu P, Ignaccolo N, Vecchiato C, Olivieri E, Rinaldi S.
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Publicado:	Dove Medical Press 2011
Materias:	Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8c26384dbbe84889b04d9437916f4f912021-12-02T01:12:38ZRadioelectric brain stimulation in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder with comorbid major depression in a psychiatric hospital: a pilot study1176-63281178-2021https://doaj.org/article/8c26384dbbe84889b04d9437916f4f912011-08-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/radioelectric-brain-stimulation-in-the-treatment-of-generalized-anxiet-a8023https://doaj.org/toc/1176-6328https://doaj.org/toc/1178-2021Elisabetta Bourget Olivieri1, Caterina Vecchiato1, Nunziatina Ignaccolo1, Piero Mannu2, Alessandro Castagna2, Lucia Aravagli2, Vania Fontani2, Salvatore Rinaldi2,31Healthcare enterprise Hospital Trust S Croce and Carle Complex Structure of Psychiatry, Cuneo, Italy; 2Rinaldi Fontani Institute, Department of Neuro Psycho Physio Pathology, Florence, Italy; 3Medical School of Occupational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, ItalyBackground: Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is often presented with major depression (MD). GAD-MD can be a chronic and disabling condition, and patients suffering from this disorder often respond poorly to psychopharmacological treatment and experience side effects with medication. Therefore, there is a high demand for effective nonpharmacological therapy for GAD-MD patients. The current study explores the use of a radioelectric asymmetric conveyer (REAC) device in the treatment of GAD-MD.Methods: Participants were 24 patients diagnosed with GAD-MD being treated at a public psychiatric center. All patients were dissatisfied with their current pharmacological treatment. Patients were evaluated using the 21-item Hamilton Depression (HAM-D) rating scale and the Symptom Check List-90-Revised (SCL-90R) before and after REAC brain stimulation treatment cycles.Results: After REAC brain stimulation treatment, all patients experienced a significant reduction in anxiety and depression. These results were confirmed by physician examination, HAM-D scores, and SCL-90R total scores.Conclusion: These results indicate a role for REAC brain stimulation in the management of psychiatric conditions, specifically, GAD-MD comorbidity. REAC treatments are synergistic to drug therapy and appear to be helpful in reducing the side effects of medication. Future studies should evaluate the long-term effects of REAC treatment.Keywords: anxiety disorders, depressive disorder, psychiatric somatic therapies, radioelectric asymmetric brain stimulationFontani VAravagli LCastagna AMannu PIgnaccolo NVecchiato COlivieri ERinaldi S.Dove Medical PressarticleNeurosciences. Biological psychiatry. NeuropsychiatryRC321-571Neurology. Diseases of the nervous systemRC346-429ENNeuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Vol 2011, Iss Issue 1, Pp 449-455 (2011)
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spellingShingle	Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry RC321-571 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429 Fontani V Aravagli L Castagna A Mannu P Ignaccolo N Vecchiato C Olivieri E Rinaldi S. Radioelectric brain stimulation in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder with comorbid major depression in a psychiatric hospital: a pilot study
description	Elisabetta Bourget Olivieri1, Caterina Vecchiato1, Nunziatina Ignaccolo1, Piero Mannu2, Alessandro Castagna2, Lucia Aravagli2, Vania Fontani2, Salvatore Rinaldi2,31Healthcare enterprise Hospital Trust S Croce and Carle Complex Structure of Psychiatry, Cuneo, Italy; 2Rinaldi Fontani Institute, Department of Neuro Psycho Physio Pathology, Florence, Italy; 3Medical School of Occupational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, ItalyBackground: Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is often presented with major depression (MD). GAD-MD can be a chronic and disabling condition, and patients suffering from this disorder often respond poorly to psychopharmacological treatment and experience side effects with medication. Therefore, there is a high demand for effective nonpharmacological therapy for GAD-MD patients. The current study explores the use of a radioelectric asymmetric conveyer (REAC) device in the treatment of GAD-MD.Methods: Participants were 24 patients diagnosed with GAD-MD being treated at a public psychiatric center. All patients were dissatisfied with their current pharmacological treatment. Patients were evaluated using the 21-item Hamilton Depression (HAM-D) rating scale and the Symptom Check List-90-Revised (SCL-90R) before and after REAC brain stimulation treatment cycles.Results: After REAC brain stimulation treatment, all patients experienced a significant reduction in anxiety and depression. These results were confirmed by physician examination, HAM-D scores, and SCL-90R total scores.Conclusion: These results indicate a role for REAC brain stimulation in the management of psychiatric conditions, specifically, GAD-MD comorbidity. REAC treatments are synergistic to drug therapy and appear to be helpful in reducing the side effects of medication. Future studies should evaluate the long-term effects of REAC treatment.Keywords: anxiety disorders, depressive disorder, psychiatric somatic therapies, radioelectric asymmetric brain stimulation
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author	Fontani V Aravagli L Castagna A Mannu P Ignaccolo N Vecchiato C Olivieri E Rinaldi S.
author_facet	Fontani V Aravagli L Castagna A Mannu P Ignaccolo N Vecchiato C Olivieri E Rinaldi S.
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title	Radioelectric brain stimulation in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder with comorbid major depression in a psychiatric hospital: a pilot study
title_short	Radioelectric brain stimulation in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder with comorbid major depression in a psychiatric hospital: a pilot study
title_full	Radioelectric brain stimulation in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder with comorbid major depression in a psychiatric hospital: a pilot study
title_fullStr	Radioelectric brain stimulation in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder with comorbid major depression in a psychiatric hospital: a pilot study
title_full_unstemmed	Radioelectric brain stimulation in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder with comorbid major depression in a psychiatric hospital: a pilot study
title_sort	radioelectric brain stimulation in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder with comorbid major depression in a psychiatric hospital: a pilot study
publisher	Dove Medical Press
publishDate	2011
url	https://doaj.org/article/8c26384dbbe84889b04d9437916f4f91
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Radioelectric brain stimulation in the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder with comorbid major depression in a psychiatric hospital: a pilot study

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