Review of the effectiveness of transcranial magnetic stimulation for post-traumatic stress disorder

Brain Stimulation

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 151-157

  Karsen, Ethan F ^a   Watts, Bradley V ^a,b   Holtzheimer, Paul E ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Post traumatic stress disorder; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIZZINESS; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; META ANALYSIS; MYALGIA; NECK PAIN; OPEN STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REVIEW; SOMNOLENCE; STUDY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; ADULT; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84896328532     PISSN: 1935861X     EISSN: 18764754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2013.10.006     Document Type: Review

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