Targeting Auditory Hallucinations With Alternating Current Stimulation

Exclusion Criteria

• •DSM-IV diagnosis of alcohol or substance abuse (other than nicotine) within the last month or a DSM-IV diagnosis of alcohol or substance dependence (other than nicotine) within the last 6 months
• •Positive urine test of cannabis, cocaine, amphetamine, barbiturates, opiates
• •Current treatment (within 4 weeks) with psychotropic agents including benzodiazepines that are taken on a daily basis (limit prn use to greater than 48 hours before participating in a study session)
• •Medical or neurological illness (unstable cardiac disease, AIDS, malignancy, liver or renal impairment) or treatment for a medical disorder that could interfere with study participation
• •history of traumatic brain injury that required subsequent cognitive rehabilitation, or caused cognitive sequelae
• •A difference of greater than 20% in AHRS scores between screening visits
• •Prior brain surgery
• •Any brain devices/implants, including cochlear implants and aneurysm clips
• •Co-morbid neurological condition (e.g. seizure disorder, brain tumor)
• •Non English speakers
• •Female participants who are pregnant, nursing, or unwilling to use appropriate birth control measures during study participation
• •Anything that, in the opinion of the investigator, would place the participant at increased risk or preclude the participants' full compliance with or completion of the study