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Research

TMS Research

RANZCP Guidelines to TMS

November 2018
This position statement seeks to provide information to psychiatric and medical service providers, education and research bodies, and medical and other healthcare professionals about the use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) a treatment in clinical psychiatric practice, highlighting the evidence-base, benefits and side effects.

RANZCP rTMS Professional Practice Guideline.

November 2018
This Professional Practice Guideline developed by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) provides guidance on key professional practice issues that psychiatrists should consider when prescribing and administering repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS).

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Adults with PTSD, GAD, or Depression: A Review of Clinical Effectiveness and Guidelines

October 2014
Twenty-nine studies were included in in the review: one meta-analysis, one systematic review and one RCT related to TMS for PTSD; one systematic review related to TMS for GAD; four HTAs, two systematic reviews of meta-analyses, nine systematic reviews, and five RCTs related to TMS for depression; and five evidence-based guidelines.

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for major depression: a multisite, naturalistic, observational study of acute treatment outcomes in clinical practice

Linda L Carpenter 1, Philip G Janicak, Scott T Aaronson, Terrence Boyadjis, David G Brock, Ian A Cook, David L Dunner, Karl Lanocha, H Brent Solvason, Mark A Demitrack. July 2012
Few studies have examined the effectiveness of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in real-world clinical practice settings.

Observational Study of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Patients With Pharmacoresistant Major Depressive Disorder

Dunner DL, Aaronson ST, Sackeim HA, Janicak PG, Carpenter LL, Boyadjis T, Brock DG, Bonneh-Barkay D, Cook IA, Lanocha K, Solvason HB, Demitrack MA. March 2010 - August 2012
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is an effective and safe acute treatment for patients not benefiting from antidepressant pharmacotherapy. Few studies have examined its longer term durability. This study assessed the long-term effectiveness of TMS in naturalistic clinical practice settings following acute treatment.

Safety and efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of depression: a critical appraisal of the last 10 years

F Rachid 1, G Bertschy. August 2006
This study discusses the effectiveness of TMS as a treatment for depression over a period of 10 years.