title: Borderline personality disorder and rTMS: a pilot trial.
abstract: A randomized, controlled study was carried out to assess the effect of a series of 10 sessions of high-frequency rTMS to the right DLPFC in 10 Borderline Personality Disorder patients. Patients in the rTMS group showed improvements in anger, affective instability (Borderline Personality Disorder Severity Index) and planning (Tower Of London). Two smoking cessations were observed.
authors: Emergency Psychiatric Services, CHG Montauban, France; INSERM, CIC 9302 Toulouse, Toulouse University Hospital Centre, Hôpital Purpan, France. Electronic address: cailhol.l@chu-toulouse.fr.
authors: Lionel
authors: L
authors: Cailhol
authors: Clinique du relais, Caillac, France.
authors: Bruno
authors: B
authors: Roussignol
authors: Secteur G08, G Marchant Hospital Centre, Toulouse, France.
authors: Rémy
authors: R
authors: Klein
authors: Secteur G08, G Marchant Hospital Centre, Toulouse, France.
authors: Benjamin
authors: B
authors: Bousquet
authors: Neurology Department, University Hospital Centre, Toulouse, France.
authors: Marion
authors: M
authors: Simonetta-Moreau
authors: Psychiatric Department, University Hospital Centre, Toulouse, France.
authors: Laurent
authors: L
authors: Schmitt
authors: INSERM, CIC 9302 Toulouse, Toulouse University Hospital Centre, Hôpital Purpan, France.
authors: Claire
authors: C
authors: Thalamas
authors: INSERM, CIC 9302 Toulouse, Toulouse University Hospital Centre, Hôpital Purpan, France.
authors: Gérard
authors: G
authors: Tap
authors: Psychiatric Department, University Hospital Centre, Toulouse, France.
authors: Philippe
authors: P
authors: Birmes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000786:Anger; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D017397:Prefrontal Cortex; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D050781:Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Neuropsychological test; Prefrontal cortex; Smoking cessation