Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of depression: To stimulate or not to stimulate?

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 81-82

  Daskalakis, Zafiris J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBELLUM; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEMORY DISORDER; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PREMOTOR CORTEX; RELAPSE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; NOTE;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS;

EID: 17544365501     PISSN: 11804882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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