Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation is as effective as electroconvulsive therapy in the treatment of nondelusional major depressive disorder: An open study

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 314-324

  Grunhaus, Leon ^a   Dannon, Pinhas N ^a   Schreiber, Shaul ^a   Dolberg, Ornah H ^a   Amiaz, Revital ^a   Ziv, Reuven ^a   Lefkifker, Eli ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

ECT; Electroconvulsive therapy; MDD; TMS; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SLEEP; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; AGED; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROMAGNETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REFERENCE VALUES; SKULL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033964404     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(99)00254-1     Document Type: Article

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