RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Nierengarten, Mary Beth
T1 TMS Shows Promise in Preventing Relapse in Patients with Resistant Depression
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2014
FD SAGE Publications
VO 14
IS 8
SP 19
OP 20
DO 10.1177/155989771408011
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/8/19.abstract
AB For patients with treatment-resistant depression, long-term maintenance therapy with 1 weekly session of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) shows promise in preventing relapse in patients who respond to acute rTMS treatment. This article presents preliminary results on a 1-year, double-blind, randomized controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of rTMS as maintenance therapy for patients with treatment-resistant depression.