Update on magnetic seizure therapy: A novel form of convulsive therapy

Journal of ECT

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 182-188

  Lisanby, Sarah H ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT); Magnetic seizure therapy (MST); Major depression; Rhesus monkey; Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN REGION; COGNITION; CONVULSIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; SAFETY; SEIZURE; TEMPORAL CORTEX; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; CLINICAL TRIALS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; MACACA MULATTA;

EID: 0036459918     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200212000-00003     Document Type: Article

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