A study using transcranial magnetic stimulation to investigate motor mechanisms in psychomotor retardation in depression

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 935-946

  Loo, Colleen K ^a,b,c   Sachdev, Perminder ^a,d   Mitchell, Philip B ^a,c   Gandevia, Simon C ^e   Malhi, Gin S ^c,f   Todd, Gabrielle ^g   Taylor, Janet L ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c BLACK DOG INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; Motor cortex; Psychomotor retardation; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53049091694     PISSN: 14611457     EISSN: 14695111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1461145708008821     Document Type: Article

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