Transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment resistant depression: Six case reports and review

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 580-586

  Krisanaprakornkit, Thawatchai ^a   Paholpak, Suchat ^a   Tassaniyom, Kanida ^a   Pimpanit, Vijitra ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; rTMS; Treatment resistant depression

Indexed keywords

AMISULPRIDE; CHLORPROMAZINE; FLUOXETINE; HALOPERIDOL; LIOTHYRONINE; LITHIUM; PAROXETINE; PERPHENAZINE; RISPERIDONE; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; BORDERLINE STATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSION; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SOCIAL PHOBIA; THAILAND; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THAILAND; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952941281     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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