Bilateral repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation ameliorated sleep disorder and hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis dysfunction in subjects with major depression

• Published in: Frontiers in psychiatry Vol. 13; p. 951595
• Main Authors: Chen, Xing, Jiang, Fei, Yang, Qun, Zhang, Peiyun, Zhu, Haijiao, Liu, Chao, Zhang, Tongtong, Li, Weijun, Xu, Jian, Shen, Hongmei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 25.08.2022
• Subjects: depression; dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis; Psychiatry; repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; sleeping disorder

In this study, we sought to explore the effectiveness of bilateral repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) on depressive symptoms and dysfunction of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD)....