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Conventional Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Depression: A Step-by-Step Protocol
Published on: November 21, 2025
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in non-treatment-resistant depression
Maximilian Kiebs1, René Hurlemann2, Julian Mutz3
1PhD Student,Division of Medical Psychology,Department of Psychiatry,University of Bonn Medical Center,Germany.
Abstract:
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been investigated as treatment for major depressive episodes since the early 1990s. Using data from a recent meta-analysis, we show that most patients included in randomised trials display relatively high degrees of treatment resistance. This might have unfavourably biased the clinical reputation of rTMS.Declaration of interestsM.K. has received a lecture fee from Innomed Medizintechnik in 2017 and 2018.
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