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Transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of psychiatric disorders
Citation
Pridmore, S and Belmaker, R, Transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of psychiatric disorders, Psychiatry and Clincial Neursciences, 53, (5) pp. 541-548. ISSN 1323-1316 (1999) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1046/j.1440-1819.1999.00603.x
Abstract
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a new technology that applies the principles of electromagnetism to deliver an electrical field to the cerebral cortices. Well established in diagnostic electrophysiology, TMS is now being studied as a treatment for psychiatric disorders. Evidence suggests this technique is safe and acceptable to patients. The future may see the application of TMS in obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumantic stress disorder and mania. There is strong evidence that it will become an accepted treatment of depression.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| 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: | 15757 |
| Year Published: | 1999 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 27 |
| Deposited By: | Psychiatry |
| Deposited On: | 1999-08-01 |
| Last Modified: | 2011-11-25 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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