Open AccessTranscranial magnetic stimulation modalities for psychiatric disorders: Publication trends from 1985 to 2019
Author(s) -
Matsuda Yuki,
Yamazaki Ryuichi,
Shigeta Masahiro,
Kito Shinsuke
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
neuropsychopharmacology reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.661
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2574-173X
DOI - 10.1002/npr2.12212
Subject(s) - transcranial magnetic stimulation , modalities , psychiatry , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , major depressive disorder , dementia , stimulation , deep brain stimulation , psychology , brain stimulation , addiction , deep transcranial magnetic stimulation , neuroscience , medicine , clinical psychology , mood , social science , disease , sociology , parkinson's disease
Abstract Aim Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive brain stimulation technique that shows potential for treating psychiatric disorders. Although several studies have sought to investigate new TMS modalities for the treatment of various psychiatric disorders, no study has yet examined publication trends in research on TMS modalities for psychiatric disorders. This study investigated publication trends in TMS research for 13 psychiatric disorders, including addiction, dementia, major depressive disorder (MDD), and obsessive‐compulsive disorder (OCD), and schizophrenia, as well as 9 TMS modalities, including bilateral stimulation, deep TMS, high‐frequency stimulation, low‐frequency stimulation, and theta burst stimulation. Methods Articles published in PubMed from 1985 to 2019 were searched to determine the number of published articles for each year in each category using the “Results by year” tool from the PubMed database. Results Over the past 30 years, an increasing number of articles were published regarding TMS research for the treatment of MDD, addiction, and dementia, which were among those most commonly investigated psychiatric disorders, whereas the number of articles addressing schizophrenia and OCD treated via TMS remained steady since 2015. Regarding TMS modalities, previous high‐frequency stimulation, low‐frequency stimulation, and bilateral stimulation were the most common topics, with research regarding deep TMS and theta burst stimulation having increased since 2000 and 2005, respectively. Conclusion TMS applications are rapidly developing and becoming increasingly ubiquitous in various psychiatric disorders. Determining publication trends in TMS research can be a useful method for monitoring TMS research interests and applications of new TMS modalities for psychiatric disorders.