Induction of a mixed depressive episode during rTMS treatment in a patient with refractory major depression

World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 261-264

  Rachid, Fady ^a   Golaz, Jean ^a   Bondolfi, Guido ^a   Bertschy, Gilles ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Major depressive disorder; Mixed episode; RTMS; Serotonin syndrome; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; LITHIUM; METHADONE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OPIATE; OPIPRAMOL; PAROXETINE; PRAZEPAM; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; THYROXINE; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MANIA; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHADONE; MOOD DISORDERS; NARCOTICS; OPIPRAMOL; PAROXETINE; PRAZEPAM; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TRAZODONE; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 33750491917     PISSN: 15622975     EISSN: 18141412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15622970600671002     Document Type: Article

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