Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Maintain Treatment Response to Electroconvulsive Therapy in Depression: A Case Series
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the most effective treatment for a refractory major depression in the context of both unipolar and bipolar affective disorders. However, the relapse rate within the first 6 months after a successful course of ECT to treat a depressive episode can be as high 50%. Ev...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3719039/ |