What is the durability of deep TMS for major depressive disorder? | Zendy

Roman Gersner | Zendy; Elyssa Sisko | Zendy; Shannan Garrison | Zendy; Rachel Garrison | Zendy; Jackie Sutton | Zendy; Mark DeLuca | Zendy; Noelia Rodríguez | Zendy; Aron Tendler | Zendy

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What is the durability of deep TMS for major depressive disorder?

Author(s) -

Roman Gersner,

Elyssa Sisko,

Shannan Garrison,

Rachel Garrison,

Jackie Sutton,

Mark DeLuca,

Noelia Rodríguez,

Aron Tendler

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

brain stimulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.685

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1935-861X

pISSN - 1876-4754

DOI - 10.1016/j.brs.2020.06.063

Subject(s) - durability , depression (economics) , rating scale , medicine , psychology , database , developmental psychology , computer science , economics , macroeconomics

Background: We performed a retrospective chart review to analyze patient outcomes in the treatment of Major Depression (MD) comparing 3 treatments per week versus 5 treatments per week rTMS protocols to determine if treatment frequency impacted upon efficacy. Methods: 131 patients suffering with a MD received Neurostar TMS Therapy at our center. 23 patients received 3 treatments per week and 108 patients received treatments 5 days per week. A retrospective chart review was undertaken focusing on PHQ 9 (primary variable) and QIDS-SR (secondary variable) for Response (50% reduction from baseline) and Remission (PHQ 9< 5, QIDS-SR < 6) rates for both treatment frequencies. Results:

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