Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment for Depressive Disorders A Practical Guide /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Fitzgerald, Paul B. (Συγγραφέας), Daskalakis, Z. Jeff (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Neurology.; Psychiatry.; Psychotherapy.; Medicine & Public Health.

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) treatment is increasingly being used in the management of patients with depression. Since the approval of one rTMS device in the United States in 2008, clinical services using this equipment have become relatively common there, and services are als...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• TMS and rTMS: Basic Principles
• History of TMS and rTMS
• Mechanism of action: Plasticity, Inhibition, Molecular (i.e., BDNF)
• Safety Considerations of rTMS in Depression
• Acute rTMS treatment for MDD - evidence base
• Acute rTMS treatment for MDD - clinical indications / patient selection
• Identification and Management of Side Effects
• Maintenance rTMS Treatment in MDD
• Practical issues: equipment, treatment program set up, certification, patient information
• Resources - include checklists, safety screens, symptom inventory etc
• rTMS applications in other disorders
• Novel rTMS treatment approaches in MDD.