Transcranial magnetic stimulation maintenance as a substitute for maintenance electroconvulsive therapy a case series

Journal of ECT

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 106-108

  Cristancho, Mario A ^a   Helmer, Amanda ^b   Connolly, Ryan ^c   Cristancho, Pilar ^d   O'Reardon, John P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Dentistry of New Jersey New Jersey Medical School   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ECT; Maintenance treatment; Major depression; TMS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEAR; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SAFETY; RELAPSE; REMISSION; SCALP; SKIN DISCOMFORT; SOCIAL STIGMA; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880133728     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e31827a70ba     Document Type: Article

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