Second run of transcranial magnetic stimulation has no effects on persistent auditory hallucinations

World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 48-50

  Chung, Young Chul ^a   Im, Eun Sung ^a   Cho, Gwang Hyun ^a   Ko, Myung Hwan ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Auditory; Hallucinations; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

AMISULPRIDE; CLOZAPINE; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RETREATMENT; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PARIETAL LOBE; PATIENT READMISSION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RECURRENCE; RETREATMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA, PARANOID; TEMPORAL LOBE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33847170217     PISSN: 15622975     EISSN: 18141412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15622970600954044     Document Type: Article

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