The effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of depression

Expert Review of Medical Devices

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-95

  Fitzgerald, Paul B ^a   Daskalakis, Zafiris J ^b  

^a Alfred and Monash University ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

depression; ECT; rTMS; transcranial magnetic stimulation; treatment resistance; treatment response

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; ECT; RTMS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT RESISTANCE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

BRAIN; DISEASES; HEALTH CARE; RATING;

FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION;

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIATHERMY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM CARE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PATIENT SAFETY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REPEAT PROCEDURE; REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

DEPRESSION; HUMANS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 78650384164     PISSN: 17434440     EISSN: 17452422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erd.10.57     Document Type: Review

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