2025
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Substance Use Disorders and Chronic Pain: a Review of the Evidence and Call for Increased Mechanistic Understanding
Michel A, Kang D, Fillingim R, Balderston N, Bond D, Steele V. Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Substance Use Disorders and Chronic Pain: a Review of the Evidence and Call for Increased Mechanistic Understanding. Current Addiction Reports 2025, 12: 14. DOI: 10.1007/s40429-025-00620-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersChronic painRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationTranscranial magnetic stimulationDiverse chronic pain conditionsChronic pain conditionsCo-occurring diseasesRTMS interventionMagnetic stimulationMagnetic resonance imagingEffective interventionsPain fieldPain conditionsSubstance use disorders fieldRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation applicationPainEffective treatmentUse disorderNarrative reviewClinical populationsSubstance useResonance imagingInterventionEvaluate relative efficacyClinical samples
2024
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined With Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Depression
Zhou D, Li X, Wei S, Yu C, Wang D, Li Y, Li J, Liu J, Li S, Zhuang W, Li Y, Luo R, Liu Z, Liu J, Xu Y, Fan J, Zhu G, Xu W, Tang Y, Cho R, Kosten T, Zhang X. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined With Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Depression. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2444306. PMID: 39535797, PMCID: PMC11561687, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.44306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSham repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationActive repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationSham transcranial direct current stimulationRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationActive transcranial direct current stimulationTranscranial direct current stimulationTranscranial magnetic stimulationPrimary outcomeIntention-to-treat approachRTMS interventionSham-controlled randomized clinical trialRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation sessionsDirect current stimulationMagnetic stimulationSafety of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationDepressive disorderMain OutcomesRandomized clinical trialsTotal scoreCurrent stimulationTranscranial direct current stimulation sessionsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexBaseline to week 2Hamilton Depression Rating ScaleRating ScaleRepetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Reversing Abnormal Brain Function in Mood Disorders with Early Life Stress: from preclinical models to clinical applications
Zhao T, Guo H, Yang J, Cai A, Liu J, Zheng J, Xiao Y, Zhao P, Li Y, Luo X, Zhang X, Zhu R, Wang J, Wang F. Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Reversing Abnormal Brain Function in Mood Disorders with Early Life Stress: from preclinical models to clinical applications. Asian Journal Of Psychiatry 2024, 97: 104092. PMID: 38823081, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2024.104092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly life stressFunctional magnetic resonance imagingRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationMood disorder patientsChronic unpredictable mild stressMood disordersDisorder patientsAbnormal functional activityLife stressCross-species translational studiesImpact of early life stressFunctional magnetic resonance imaging analysisPrimary cortexRisk of mood disordersUnpredictable mild stressTargeting rTMSRTMS interventionAbnormal brain functionIncreased activityDecreased activityDepression-relatedAdolescent ratsCUMS ratsFrontal cortexMild stressFunctional and structural effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for the treatment of auditory verbal hallucinations in schizophrenia: A systematic review
Mehta D, Siddiqui S, Ward H, Steele V, Pearlson G, George T. Functional and structural effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for the treatment of auditory verbal hallucinations in schizophrenia: A systematic review. Schizophrenia Research 2024, 267: 86-98. PMID: 38531161, PMCID: PMC11531343, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2024.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAuditory verbal hallucinationsRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationVerbal hallucinationsTranscranial magnetic stimulationTreatment-resistant auditory verbal hallucinationsAVH patientsTreatment of auditory verbal hallucinationsImpact of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationEmotion regulation regionsLanguage processing regionsAberrant neural activityHigh-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationMagnetic stimulationRTMS interventionNeural substratesNeural effectsNeural mechanismsSham-controlled studySchizophreniaBrain activityNeuroimaging dataProcessing regionsNeuroimaging analysisNeuroimaging outcomesBrain abnormalities
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