A meta-analysis of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of depression

Abstract BACKGROUND: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has recently been demonstrated to have antidepressant effects. Some work suggests that rTMS over prefrontal cortex administered to healthy individuals produces acute elevations of mood and serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). We sought to determine whether single rTMS sessions would produce acute mood and serum TSH elevations in subjects …

A meta-analysis of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of depression Read More »