
@article{ref1,
title="Durability of deep transcranial magnetic stimulation for veterans with treatment resistant depression with comorbid suicide risk and PTSD symptoms",
journal="Psychiatry research",
year="2023",
author="Hickson, Robert and Simonsen, Max W. and Miller, Kenneth J. and Madore, Michelle R.",
volume="332",
number="",
pages="e115690-e115690",
abstract="Evidence supports transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) as an effective treatment for symptoms of depression and PTSD; however, there has been limited investigation into the durability of symptoms reduction. The Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center's (HVAMC) rTMS clinic used H-coil for dTMS for Veterans with treatment-resistant depression and tracked symptomology at multiple times points up to six months post-treatment. Veterans underwent 30 session of dTMS treatment using the Hesed coil (H1 coil). The PHQ-9, PCL-5, and BSS were administered to Veterans at four time points: pretreatment, post-treatment, three months after treatment, and six months after treatment. In aggregate, there were clinically significant reductions in symptoms of depression (43.47%), PTSD (44.14%) and suicidal ideation (54.02%) at the six month follow-up relative to pretreatment. <br><br>RESULTS provide evidence of the impact and durability of dTMS on symptoms of MDD, PTSD, and suicidal ideation among Veterans with treatment-resistant depression.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0165-1781",
doi="10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115690",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115690"
}