Theta Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Auditory Verbal Hallucinations: Negative Findings from a Double-Blind-Randomized Trial

Schizophrenia Bulletin

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 250-257

  Koops, Sanne ^a   Dellen, Edwin Van ^a   Schutte, Maya J L ^a   Nieuwdorp, Wendy ^a   Neggers, Sebastiaan F W ^a   Sommer, Iris E C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

focal stimulation; psychotic disorder; RCT; TMS; voices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARIETAL LOBE; PLACEBO EFFECT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TEMPORAL LOBE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARIETAL LOBE; PLACEBO EFFECT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; TEMPORAL LOBE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84954341730     PISSN: 05867614     EISSN: 17451701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbv100     Document Type: Conference Paper

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