Bilateral prefrontal rTMS and theta burst TMS as an add-on treatment for depression: A randomized placebo controlled trial

World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 57-65

  Prasser, Julia ^a   Schecklmann, Martin ^a   Poeppl, Timm B ^a   Frank, Elmar ^a   Kreuzer, Peter M ^a   Hajak, Goeran ^a,b   Rupprecht, Rainer ^a   Landgrebe, Michael ^a,c   Langguth, Berthold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b Department of Psychiatry Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy Social Foundation Bamberg ^*  (Germany)

^c Clinic Lech Mangfall   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bilateral; Depression; Prefrontal cortex; Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; Theta burst

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAMILTON DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHAM PROCEDURE; THETA BURST STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84920849724     PISSN: 15622975     EISSN: 18141412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15622975.2014.964768     Document Type: Article

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