The efficacy and safety of transcranial direct current stimulation in patients with ADHD: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Front Psychiatry · 2026 · PMC13106418 · PMID 42038069

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showed a trendp= .004actually significant

The same Fp2-anode/F3-cathode configuration also showed a trend toward improvement (g= 0.72, p= .004).

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marginal significancep = 0.04actually significant

The overall interaction tests did not achieve statistical significance for inhibitory control (p = 0.19) and reached only marginal significance for working memory (p = 0.04).

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.19not close (p > 0.1)

The pooled effect size did not reach statistical significance ( Figures 4D,g = 0.27, 95% CI [–0.14, 0.70], p = 0.19).

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