Safety and Efficacy of Accelerated Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Protocol in Elderly Depressed Unipolar and Bipolar Patients

• Published in: The American journal of geriatric psychiatry Vol. 27; no. 5; p. 548
• Main Authors: Desbeaumes Jodoin, Véronique, Miron, Jean-Philippe, Lespérance, Paul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.05.2019
• Subjects: Bipolar disorder; late-life depression; TMS; geriatric psychiatry; rTMS

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a prevalent condition in older adults. Although antidepressant drugs are commonly prescribed, efficacy is variable, and older patients are more prone to side effects. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is an alternative therapy used increasingly in...