Open AccessSecond Courses of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in Major Depressive Episodes for Initial Responders and NonResponders
Author(s) -
Saxby Pridmore,
Sheila Erger,
Tamara May
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the malaysian journal of medical sciences/the malaysian journal of medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2180-4303
pISSN - 1394-195X
DOI - 10.21315/mjms2019.26.3.8
Subject(s) - transcranial magnetic stimulation , psychology , depression (economics) , major depressive episode , rating scale , short course , course (navigation) , psychiatry , stimulation , medicine , pediatrics , mood , developmental psychology , neuroscience , physics , astronomy , economics , macroeconomics
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is effective in major depressive episodes (MDE). However, MDE may follow a chronic, relapsing course, and some individuals may not satisfactorily respond to a first course of TMS.