期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
卷 9, 期 6, 页码 641-654出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/S1461145705006280
关键词
age; Hamilton depression rating scale; major depression; transcranial magnetic stimulation
资金
- NCRR NIH HHS [M01 RR01032, K24 RR018875] Funding Source: Medline
- NHLBI NIH HHS [K30 HL04095] Funding Source: Medline
- NIMH NIH HHS [R01 MH 57980] Funding Source: Medline
Although previous clinical trials have suggested that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has a significant antidepressant effect, the results of these trials are heterogeneous. We hypothesized that individual patients' characteristics might contribute to such heterogeneity. Our aim was to identify predictors of antidepressant response to rTMS. We pooled data from six separate clinical trials conducted independently, which evaluated the effects of rapid rTMS of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in patients with major depression. We investigated 195 patients with regard to demographic, depression and treatment characteristics, psychiatric and drug history. Results showed that age and treatment refractoriness were significant negative predictors of depression improvement when adjusting these variables to other significant predictors and confounders. These findings were not confounded by methodological differences from the six studies, as the results were adjusted for the study site. In conclusion TMS antidepressant therapy in younger and less treatment-resistant patients is associated with better outcome.
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