An open-label, prospective study of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in the long-term treatment of refractory depression: reproducibility and duration of the antidepressant effect in medication-free patients.

Demirtas-Tatlidede, Asli; Mechanic-Hamilton, Dawn; Press, Daniel Z; Pearlman, Chester; Stern, William M; Thall, Mark; Pascual-Leone, Alvaro

Demirtas-Tatlidede, Asli; Mechanic-Hamilton, Dawn; Press, Daniel Z; Pearlman, Chester; Stern, William M; Thall, Mark; Pascual-Leone, Alvaro.

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Demirtas-Tatlidede A; Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Harvard Medical School, and the Department of Neurology, Behavioral Neurology Unit, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass 02215, USA.

J Clin Psychiatry ; 69(6): 930-4, 2008 Jun.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18505308

Subject(s)

Depressive Disorder, Major/psychology; Depressive Disorder, Major/therapy; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Depressive Disorder, Major/diagnosis; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Reproducibility of Results; Severity of Illness Index; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Depressive Disorder, Major / Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Type of study: Clinical_trials / Diagnostic_studies / Guideline / Observational_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: J Clin Psychiatry Year: 2008 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United States

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