A5031574869- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Treatment of Major Depression
University of Alberta
2020
Major depression is a severe, disabling, and potentially lethal clinical disorder. Only about half of patients respond to an initial course antidepressant pharmacotherapy. At least 15% all with major depressive disorder (MDD) remain refractory any treatment intervention. By the time that patient has experienced 3 definitive failures, likelihood achieving remission fourth option offered below 10%. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) considered for MDD who are treatment. It not...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Major depression is a severe, disabling, and potentially lethal clinical disorder. Only about half of patients respond to an initial course antidepressant pharmacotherapy. At least 15% all with major depressive disorder (MDD) remain refractory any treatment intervention. By the time that patient has experienced 3 definitive failures, likelihood achieving remission fourth option offered below 10%. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) considered...