Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation does not potentiate antidepressant treatment

E Poulet; J Brunelin; C Boeuve; J Lerond; T D'Amato; J Dalery; M Saoud

doi:10.1016/j.eurpsy.2004.06.021

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation does not potentiate antidepressant treatment

Eur Psychiatry. 2004 Sep;19(6):382-3. doi: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2004.06.021.

Authors

E Poulet¹, J Brunelin, C Boeuve, J Lerond, T D'Amato, J Dalery, M Saoud

Affiliation

¹ EA 3092, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69677 Bron cedex, France.

PMID: 15363481
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2004.06.021

Abstract

In a double blind controlled study, rTMS results in a similar antidepressant effect to sham in combination with paroxetine. Both groups had the same delay in scale's scores improvement. rTMS seems not to be efficient as an add-on treatment to pharmacological medication in non-resistant major depression.

Publication types

Clinical Trial
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation / therapeutic use*
Depressive Disorder, Major / diagnosis
Depressive Disorder, Major / drug therapy
Depressive Disorder, Major / therapy*
Double-Blind Method
Humans
Paroxetine / therapeutic use*
Periodicity*
Skull
Surveys and Questionnaires
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation / instrumentation*

Substances

Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation
Paroxetine