Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) as an augmentation treatment for the negative symptoms of schizophrenia: A 4-week randomized placebo controlled study

Background: In the absence of effective treatments for the negative symptom complex of schizophrenia, we explored the effect of 4 consecutive weeks of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) exposure (20 sessions) as an add-on treatment to atypical antipsychotics. Methods: Three groups o...

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Main Authors: Alan L. Schneider, MD, DFAPA, Terry L. Schneider, RN, BA, Harry Stark, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-04-01
Series:Brain Stimulation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X08000028