Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for schizophrenia patients treated with clozapine.

Conclusions: rTMS as a treatment for persistent symptoms in clozapine-treated patients did not show a beneficial effect of active compared to sham treatment. For auditory hallucinations, the size of the NNTs indicate a possible beneficial effect of rTMS.
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Source: The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry - February 20, 2020 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Wagner E, Honer WG, Sommer IE, Koops S, Blumberger DM, Daskalakis ZJ, Dlabac-De Lange JJ, Bais L, Knegtering H, Aleman A, Novak T, Klirova M, Slotema C, Brunelin J, Poulet E, Kujovic M, Cordes J, Wobrock T, Siskind D, Falkai P, Schneider-Axmann T, Hasan A Tags: World J Biol Psychiatry Source Type: research