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The impact of ‘cluster maintenance TMS’ on irritability occurring in major depressive disorder
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Pridmore, S and Turnier-Shea, Y and Erger, S and May, T, The impact of cluster maintenance TMS' on irritability occurring in major depressive disorder, Australasian Psychiatry pp. 1-4. ISSN 1039-8562 (2020) [Contribution to Refereed Journal]
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DOI: doi:10.1177/1039856220943033
Abstract
Objective: To determine the impact of clustered maintenance transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) on irritability occurring in treatment-resistant major depressive disorder (MDD).
Method: A naturalistic study of 106 courses that includes pre- and posttreatment assessments of subjective and objective depression and a subjective measure of irritability developed for this study.
Results: Forty-six participants (35 females), mean age 43.2 years (14.3), completed 106 courses. There was a significant reduction in irritability and depression scores (p < .001). The change in irritability scores was significantly correlated with the change in depression scores, r = .40, p < .001.
Conclusion: TMS has the capacity to reduce the irritability co-occurring with treatment-resistant MDD, known to be responsive to TMS. This increases the possibility of using TMS in the treatment of irritability co-occurring with other disorders or standing alone (should irritability be categorized as a stand-alone disorder).
Item Details
Item Type: | Contribution to Refereed Journal |
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Keywords: | transcranial magnetic stimulation, major depressive disorder, irritability |
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: | 140241 |
Year Published: | 2020 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 2 |
Deposited By: | Medicine |
Deposited On: | 2020-08-03 |
Last Modified: | 2020-08-03 |
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