Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age 50 years and above. The rationale of age cutoff of 50 is that this age is considered a typical geriatric age cutoff especially for people with severe mental illness 2. Any race or ethnicity 3. Any gender identity 4. Meets DSM-V criteria for any disorder 5. Clinically stable as operationalized by (1) having not been admitted to a psychiatric hospital within the 3 months prior to assessment, (2) having had no change in psychotropic medication dosage within the 4 weeks prior to assessment, and (3) ascertained to be clinically and medically stable by one the study psychiatrists. 6. Willingness and ability to speak English 7. Willingness to provide informed consent or assent as applicable. 8. Corrected visual ability that enables reading of newspaper headlines and corrected hearing capacity that is adequate to respond to a raised conversational voice. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Meets diagnostic criteria for active substance use or dependence within the 6 months prior to the initial assessment except for caffeine or nicotine 2. Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) within 6 months of initial assessment 3. Has significant cognitive impairment that, in the opinion of the PI, precludes benefit from CR and therefore study participation. 4. Having any contraindication to tDCS including: the presence of a skin disease, the presence of a pacemaker, implanted brain medical devices, the presence of any metal in the head or suffering from any unstable medical condition or illness that could increase the risk of stimulation (ie. epilepsy)