Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation versus electroconvulsive therapy for major depression: A meta-analysis of stimulus parameter effects

Neurological Research

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1084-1091

  Xie, Jing ^a   Chen, Jianjun ^a   Wei, Qianping ^a  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Depression; ECT; Electroconvulsive therapy; Meta analysis; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; rTMS

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; DATA EXTRACTION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; META ANALYSIS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84887583550     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: 17431328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743132813Y.0000000245     Document Type: Review

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