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BRAIN STIMULATION IN PSYCHIATRY

Marcelo T. Berlim, MD, MSc, a researcher and clinical psychiatrist at the Douglas, presents the latest scientific information regarding the use of brain stimulation techniques in psychiatry, such as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), deep brain stimulation (DBS), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), and vagus nerve stimulation (VNS).
This blog is a resource for mental health professionals, including researchers and is not intended to provide medical consultation/referral and/or personal clinical advices.

TMS in first episode schizophrenia identifies motor circuit abnormalities*

November 18, 2009

Pharmacopsychiatry. 2009;42(5):194-201.

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Posted in rTMS, schizophrenia |

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DBS for Tourette’s comorbid with OCD: case reports*

November 18, 2009

J Neurol. 2009;256(9):1533-9.

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Posted in DBS, tourette's syndrome |

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rTMS of the DLPFC in depression: a review

November 18, 2009

Exp Neurol. 2009;219(1):2-13.

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Posted in major depression, rTMS |

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VNS in TRD: A review*

November 18, 2009

Exp Neurol. 2009;219(1):36-43.

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Posted in VNS, depression |

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tDCS in depression: a review*

November 18, 2009

Exp Neurol. 2009;219(1):14-9.

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Posted in tDCS |

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