Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

CONCLUSIONS: Overall, the body of evidence favoured ECT for treatment of patients who are treatment-resistant. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation had a small short-term effect for improving depression in comparison with sham, but follow-up studies did not show that the small effect will continue for longer periods. PMID: 27099642 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27099642?dopt=Abstract

Source: Ontario Health Technology Assessment Series - April 23, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Ont Health Technol Assess Ser Source Type: research