Therapeutic brain stimulation and cortical excitability in depressed patients

Am J Psychiatry. 2005 Nov;162(11):2192-3. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.162.11.2192-a.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Comparative Study
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Brain / physiology*
  • Cerebral Cortex / physiology
  • Depressive Disorder, Major / diagnosis
  • Depressive Disorder, Major / psychology
  • Depressive Disorder, Major / therapy*
  • Electric Stimulation Therapy / methods*
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy / methods*
  • Female
  • Follicular Phase / physiology
  • Humans
  • Magnetics / therapeutic use*
  • Motor Cortex / physiology*
  • Neural Inhibition / physiology
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Synaptic Transmission / physiology
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vagus Nerve / physiology
  • gamma-Aminobutyric Acid / physiology

Substances

  • gamma-Aminobutyric Acid