Transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of psychiatric disorders.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a new technology that applies the principles of electromagnetism to deliver an electrical field to the cerebral cortices. Well established in diagnostic electrophysiology, TMS is now being studied as a treatment for psychiatric disorders. Evidence suggests this technique is safe and acceptable to patients. The future may see the application of TMS in obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and mania. There is strong evidence that it will become an accepted treatment of depression.
Pridmore
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University of Tasmania, Department of Psychological Medicine, Royal Hobart Hospital, Australia.
Belmaker
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D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome