Daily and spaced treatment with transcranial magnetic stimulation in major depression: A pilot study

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 759-763

  Turnier Shea, Yvonne ^c   Bruno, Raimondo ^a   Pridmore, Saxby ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b ROYAL HOBART HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Spaced treatment; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Treatment resistant depression

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; MOOD STABILIZER;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MOOD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION; SELF EVALUATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AFFECT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIODICITY; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746607395     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2006.01880.x     Document Type: Article

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