ECT, rTMS, and deep TMS in pharmacoresistant drug-free patients with unipolar depression: A comparative review

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment

Volumn 8, Issue , 2012, Pages 55-64

  Minichino, Amedeo ^a   Bersani, Francesco Saverio ^a   Capra, Enrico ^a   Pannese, Rossella ^a   Bonanno, Celeste ^b   Salviati, Massimo ^a   Chiaie, Roberto Delle ^a   Biondi, Massimo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation; Electroconvulsive therapy; Pharmacoresistant unipolar depression; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITION; DEP TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR DEPRESSION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; REMISSION; REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84856776892     PISSN: 11766328     EISSN: 11782021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/NDT.S27025     Document Type: Review

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