Repetitive TMS to augment cognitive processing therapy in combat veterans of recent conflicts with PTSD: A randomized clinical trial

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 229, Issue , 2018, Pages 506-514

  Kozel, F Andrew ^a,b   Motes, Michael A ^c   Didehbani, Nyaz ^c   DeLaRosa, Bambi ^c   Bass, Christina ^c   Schraufnagel, Caitlin D ^c   Jones, Penelope ^c   Morgan, Cassie Rae ^c   Spence, Jeffrey S ^c   Kraut, Michael A ^d   Hart, John ^c,e  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive Processing Therapy; CPT; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Psychotherapy; PTSD; TMS; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSOLATERAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARALLEL DESIGN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPETITIVE TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VETERAN; ADOLESCENT; COGNITION; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBAT DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85041598675     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.12.046     Document Type: Article

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