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The experience of patients with schizophrenia treated with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for auditory hallucinations.
Subramanian, Priya; Burhan, Amer; Pallaveshi, Luljeta; Rudnick, Abraham.
Afiliação
  • Subramanian P; Department of Psychiatry, Regional Mental Health Care-London, Western University, London, ON, Canada N6A 4H1 ; Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada N6C 2R5.
Case Rep Psychiatry ; 2013: 183582, 2013.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23997975
ABSTRACT
Introduction. Auditory hallucinations are a common symptom experience of individuals with psychotic disorders and are often experienced as persistent, distressing, and disruptive. This case series examined the lived experiences of four individuals treated (successfully or unsuccessfully) with low-frequency (1 Hz) rTMS for auditory hallucinations. Methods. A phenomenological approach was used and modified to involve some predetermined data structuring to accommodate for expected cognitive impairments of participants and the impact of rTMS on auditory hallucinations. Data on thoughts and feelings in relation to the helpful, unhelpful, and other effects of rTMS on auditory hallucinations, on well-being, functioning, and the immediate environment were collected using semistructured interviews. Results. All four participants noted some improvements in their well-being following treatment and none reported a worsening of their symptoms. Only two participants noted an improvement in the auditory hallucinations and only one of them reported an improvement that was sustained after treatment completion. Conclusion. We suggest that there are useful findings in the study worth further exploration, specifically in relation to the role of an individual's acceptance and ownership of the illness process in relation to this biomedical intervention. More mixed methods research is required to examine rTMS for auditory hallucinations.

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Qualitative_research Idioma: En Revista: Case Rep Psychiatry Ano de publicação: 2013 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Qualitative_research Idioma: En Revista: Case Rep Psychiatry Ano de publicação: 2013 Tipo de documento: Article