Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for alcohol use disorder – can parameter selection be leveraged to optimise treatment?

• DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/af45t_v1
• Publication Date: 2025-04-14T05:21:35Z
• Authors: Jacqueline Iredale; Amanda Brown; Tarun Yadav; Saurabh Sonkusare; Adrian Dunlop; Christopher V Dayas; Elizabeth Manning; Erin J Campbell
• Keywords: Alcohol use disorder

As technology rapidly advances, the evidence for efficacy of brain-based therapeutics, such as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), treatment numerous neurological and neuropsychiatric conditions continues to grow. Indeed, promising therapeutic results date have led several international regulatory bodies approving use rTMS depression, tobacco smoking cessation, migraines obsessive-compulsive disorder. This is encouraging, could be successfully expanded treat other indications alcohol review outlines current clinical literature on disorder with a focus parameters. We aim understand if parameter flexibility may open door tailored emphasize that whilst presents new option disorder, its our understanding optimal parameters are limited. Finally, we highlight gaps need filled when considering