Transcranial random noise stimulation for the treatment of negative symptoms in schizophrenia

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 146, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 372-373

  Palm, Ulrich ^a   Hasan, Alkomiet ^a   Keeser, Daniel ^a,b   Falkai, Peter ^a   Padberg, Frank ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; HALOPERIDOL; LAMOTRIGINE; PREGABALIN;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BLUNTED AFFECT; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DSM-IV; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NEGATIVE SYNDROME; NERVE STIMULATOR; PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOPATHY; THERAPY EFFECT; THOUGHT DISORDER; TRANSCRANIAL RANDOM NOISE STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; NOISE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84875965250     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: 15732509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2013.03.003     Document Type: Letter

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