Initial Response to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment for Depression Predicts Subsequent Response

TITLE
Initial Response to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment for Depression Predicts Subsequent Response

AUTHORS
Kelly MS; Oliveira-Maia AJ; Bernstein M; Stern AP; Press DZ; Pascual-Leone A; Boes AD.

SOURCE
Journal of Neuropsychiatry & Clinical Neurosciences. 29(2):179-182, 2017 Spring, Spring.

ABSTRACT
This study provides support for the hypothesis that treatment response to an initial course of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for depression predicts the magnitude of response to a subsequent course of rTMS in the setting of symptom relapse.