Some considerations in choosing electroconvulsive therapy versus transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression

Journal of ECT

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-54

  Rasmussen, Keith G ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

electroconvulsive therapy; major depression; transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COST; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HAMILTON SCALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MEMORY DISORDER; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 79952157805     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181da84c6     Document Type: Review

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