Preliminary evidence for a beneficial effect of low-frequency, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with major depression and schizophrenia

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 65-68

  Feinsod, M ^a   Kreinin, B ^a   Chistyakov, A ^a   Klein, E ^a,b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Affective disorders; Clinical ratings; Electroconvulsive therapy; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESSNESS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031832867     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6394(1998)7:2<65::AID-DA2>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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