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The mood log – A tool for clustered maintenance TMS
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Pridmore, S and Erger, S and Rybak, M and Pridmore, W, The mood log - A tool for clustered maintenance TMS, American Journal of Medical Research, 7, (2) pp. 15-21. ISSN 2334-4814 (2020) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a safe and effective treatment
of treatment resistant major depressive disorder (MDD). However, MDD is a
chronic disorder and relapse is common. The leading method of managing those cases
of MDD who respond to TMS, but continue to relapse, is to provide maintenance
TMS – short courses of 5 treatments over 2.5 days, repeat at monthly (or greater)
intervals. The strategy is to increase the interval between treatment clusters and for
patients to be discharged when they have been able to remain well for a couple of
months. However, patients and doctors are both frequently apprehensive about
increasing the between cluster interval, and patients tend to remain in treatment
programs for long periods. We present a protocol and instrument to assist in moving
from treatment to discharge, which we have found helpful.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | major depressive disorder, transcranial magnetic stimulation, neuromodulation, relapse prevention |
| Research Division: | Health Sciences |
| Research Group: | Health services and systems |
| Research Field: | Mental health services |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Public health (excl. specific population health) |
| Objective Field: | Mental health |
| UTAS Author: | Pridmore, S (Professor Saxby Pridmore) |
| ID Code: | 139883 |
| Year Published: | 2020 |
| Deposited By: | Medicine |
| Deposited On: | 2020-07-13 |
| Last Modified: | 2021-04-22 |
| Downloads: | 18 View Download Statistics |
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