Transcranial magnetic stimulation, transcranial direct current stimulation and electroconvulsive therapy for medication-resistant psychosis of schizophrenia

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 222-228

  Nieuwdorp, Wendy ^a,b   Koops, Sanne ^a,b   Somers, Metten ^a,b   Sommer, Iris E C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b Brain Center Rudolf Magnus   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ECT; psychosis; schizophrenia; tDCS; TMS

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PILOT STUDY; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STIMULATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; HALLUCINATIONS; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84926340407     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: 14736578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0000000000000156     Document Type: Review

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