Table 4.

Depression and chronic stress scores^a

	Stress			Control
	Anodal	Cathodal	Sham	Anodal	Cathodal	Sham
BDI	8.90 ± 1.55	6.55 ± 1.03	6.15 ± 1.21	6.25 ± 1.00	7.85 ± 1.89	8.45 ± 1.16
TICS scales
Work overload	13.42 ± 1.51	13.75 ± 1.44	13.75 ± 1.85	13.75 ± 1.72	14.35 ± 1.54	12.10 ± 1.30
Social overload	8.58 ± 1.14	8.16 ± 0.91	7.00 ± 0.99	6.70 ± 0.98	8.79 ± 1.09	7.33 ± 0.89
Performance pressure	16.85 ± 1.61	14.75 ± 1.58	16.05 ± 1.52	16.04 ± 1.57	17.10 ± 1.28	16.25 ± 1.17
Work discontent	14.90 ± 0.80	10.74 ± 1.36	13.40 ± 1.50	12.35 ± 1.07	12.35 ± 1.35	15.21 ± 1.09
Excessive workload	8.37 ± 0.71	7.58 ± 0.93	6.85 ± 1.18	7.16 ± 1.12	6.44 ± 0.90	8.79 ± 1.05
Lack of social recognition	5.58 ± 0.60	5.72 ± 0.99	5.50 ± 0.80	4.68 ± 0.65	4.37 ± 0.56	6.00 ± 0.71
Social tension	9.80 ± 0.95	8.85 ± 1.07	9.79 ± 1.18	8.70 ± 1.15	9.47 ± 1.09	11.53 ± 0.96
Social isolation	8.60 ± 0.89	7.56 ± 0.95	8.94 ± 1.38	7.68 ± 1.02	7.74 ± 1.12	9.95 ± 1.02
Chronic worrying	8.37 ± 0.88	6.95 ± 0.85	6.70 ± 0.92	7.20 ± 0.82	6.50 ± 0.89	7.63 ± 0.81
TICS screening scale	19.84 ± 2.01	18.05 ± 2.04	17.30 ± 2.36	17.25 ± 2.11	16.15 ± 1.85	17.85 ± 1.87

^aData are mean ± SEM. BDI, Beck Depression Inventory; TICS, Trier Inventory of Chronic Stress.