Enhancement of Treatment of Delusions in Schizophrenia Through Neuromodulation

MCT is a group-based program developed directly from current cognitive neuropsychiatry research findings on schizophrenia and psychosis. MCT shares knowledge gained in research labs to help individuals experiencing psychosis become more aware of the thinking patterns involved in their illness. The main purpose of the metacognitive training is to help people change the thinking patterns that cause delusions, thereby avoiding relapse into illness or reducing the impact of delusions.

"The Sham/MCT group will include application of random patterns of low-grade currents to the same brain region as the neuromodulation condition.~MCT is a group-based program developed directly from current cognitive neuropsychiatry research findings on schizophrenia and psychosis. MCT shares knowledge gained in research labs to help individuals experiencing psychosis become more aware of the thinking patterns involved in their illness. The main purpose of the metacognitive training is to help people change the thinking patterns that cause delusions, thereby avoiding relapse into illness or reducing the impact of delusions."

tACS is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique in which a weak electrical current is applied to the head. The current passing through the brain produces small changes in the excitability of the brain regions falling within the current flow. The current occur in an alternating manner (University of California-Berkeley, 2015).