Transcranial magnetic stimulation for treating depression in elderly patients

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment

Volumn 9, Issue , 2013, Pages 501-504

  Sayar, Gokben Hizli ^a   Ozten, Eylem ^a   Tan, Oguz ^a   Tarhan, Nevzat ^a  

^a USKUDAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hamilton depression rating scale; High frequency repetitive TMS; RTMS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REMISSION; REPETITIVE TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT RESISTANT DEPRESSION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84876216703     PISSN: 11766328     EISSN: 11782021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/NDT.S44241     Document Type: Article

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