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. 2025 Nov 24.
doi: 10.1007/s00406-025-02162-1. Online ahead of print.

Therapeutic effects of tDCS on behavioral and cognitive functions in adults diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis on randomized controlled trials

Yu-Ho Wen  1 , Wei-Fu Pan  2 , Cheuk-Kwan Sun  3   4 , Yu-Shian Cheng  2 , Kuo-Chuan Hung  5
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Therapeutic effects of tDCS on behavioral and cognitive functions in adults diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis on randomized controlled trials

Yu-Ho Wen et al. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. .
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Keywords: ADHD; Adults and meta-analysis; Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; tDCS.

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Declarations. Conflict of interest: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest. Ethical approval: Not applicable. Consent to participate: Not applicable. Consent for publication: All authors agreed the possible publication of our article on European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience.

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