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From: Is transcranial direct current stimulation, alone or in combination with antidepressant medications or psychotherapies, effective in treating major depressive disorder? A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Forest plots of primary outcomes: a depression score, b dropout rate. mono = tDCS alone; +medicine = tDCS + medication; + psycho = tDCS + psychotherapy; +ECT = tDCS + ECT. SMD, standardised mean difference; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. aStimulation duration, 30 min. bStimulation duration, 20 min. “Excluded” in brackets means the events in both active and sham groups are zero, and thus, the study was excluded from further analysis

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