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TMS use in Depressive disorder in Youth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

A. Wadhwa ,
A. Sareen  and
Y. Saade
A. Wadhwa*
Affiliation:
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, Birmingham, United States of America
A. Sareen
Affiliation:
Bronx Care Health System-Affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Psychiatry, New York, United States of America
Y. Saade
Affiliation:
Children’s National Hospital, Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, Washington DC, United States of America
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Trans-cranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) as a non-invasive method of altering brain activity (1) has widened the array of therapeutic options available for various psychiatric disorders.

Objectives

Trans-cranial Magnetic stimulation (TMS) as a non-invasive method of altering brain activity has widened the array of therapeutic options available for various psychiatric disorders. •A large number of studies have shown therapeutic benefits in a wide range of patient population with majority of studies in adults. •TMS is used increasingly for the treatment of child and adolescent depression. •Yet, the scarcity of studies and lack of published guidelines for this population is notable. •As TMS use is expanding in this population, an overview of the use of TMS in children and adolescents with depression may provide much needed and timely perspective on this neuropsychiatric intervention.

Methods

We searched all published studies using PubMed database, on TMS use in depressive disorders in children and adolescents. A total of 13 studies were found to have reported use of TMS in depression in children and adolescents.

Results

We found various case series, open label studies as well as sham controlled blind studies indicating that TMS has been effective in treating depression in children and adolescents. No significant side effects were found in our review.

Conclusions

Studies have shown that TMS is an effective treatment option for depressive disorders in children and adolescents. Initial studies look promising but implications in large pediatric population may be different and there is a need for more double blind, controlled trials with larger sample size.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

TMSDepressionChild and adolescent psychiatryneuromodulation
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S739
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