[Investigation of the acute effect of bilateral repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in therapy resistant major depression patients].

CONCLUSION: 2x5 sessions of bilateral rTMS treatment is an effective, safety applicable intervention in patients with TRD. Our results suggest that significant improvement of depressive, anxious and attention symptoms can be observed already after 10th session. Our findings highlighted that different symptoms evolve in women and men due to the acute effect of the rTMS treatment. Further follow-up study is required to evaluate the long-term effect of rTMS concerning the maintenance of symptom reduction and potential change of anhedonia and insomnia. PMID: 32015195 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Neuropsychopharmacologia Hungarica - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Neuropsychopharmacol Hung Source Type: research