Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression in Adult and Youth Populations
Author(s) -
Laura E. Leggett,
Lesley Soril,
Stephanie Coward,
Diane Lorenzetti,
Gail MacKean,
Fiona Clement
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
primary care companion to cns disorders/the primary care companion for cns disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2155-7772
pISSN - 2155-7780
DOI - 10.4088/pcc.15r01807
Subject(s) - transcranial magnetic stimulation , psycinfo , depression (economics) , treatment resistant depression , meta analysis , randomized controlled trial , major depressive disorder , medicine , medline , young adult , psychiatry , psychology , clinical psychology , stimulation , mood , political science , law , economics , macroeconomics
Between 30% and 60% of individuals with major depressive disorder will have treatment-resistant depression (TRD): depression that does not subside with pharmaceutical treatment. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is an emerging treatment for TRD.