Network Dysregulation Among Individuals With Comorbid Tinnitus and PTSD

Exclusion Criteria

• •Currently receiving evidence based treatment for PTSD
• •Current suicidal ideation severe enough to warrant immediate attention (as determined by the Depressive Symptoms Index- Suicidality Subscale and corroborated by a clinical risk assessment by a credentialed provider
• •Psychiatric hospitalization in the last 12 months
• •Current and severe alcohol use warranting immediate intervention based on clinical judgment
• •Current manic episode or psychotic symptoms requiring immediate stabilization or hospitalization (as determined by the manic and psychosis modules of the MINI)
• •Evidence of a moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (as determined by the inability to comprehend the baseline screening questionnaires)
• •Neurobiological disorders
• •Meniere's disease, temporomandibular joint disorders
• •History of seizures
• •History of penetrating head trauma or neurosurgery
• •Metal objects implanted in the head, ferrous metal filings in the eye
• •Inflammation of the brain
• •Cardiac pacemaker
• •Implanted medical pump or cardiac lines
• •Heart disease
• •Currently taking certain types of medication for depression or seizures (tricyclic antidepressants or neuroleptics which lower seizure threshold)