Repetitive TMS combined with exposure therapy for PTSD: a preliminary study
EA Osuch, BE Benson, DA Luckenbaugh… - Journal of anxiety …, 2009 - Elsevier
Treatment for anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) includes exposure therapy
and medications, but some patients are refractory. Few studies of repetitive transcranial
magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for anxiety or PTSD exist. In this preliminary report, rTMS was
combined with exposure therapy for PTSD. Nine subjects with chronic, treatment-refractory
PTSD were studied in a placebo-controlled, crossover design of imaginal exposure therapy
with rTMS (1Hz) versus sham. PTSD symptoms, serum and 24h urine were obtained and …
and medications, but some patients are refractory. Few studies of repetitive transcranial
magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for anxiety or PTSD exist. In this preliminary report, rTMS was
combined with exposure therapy for PTSD. Nine subjects with chronic, treatment-refractory
PTSD were studied in a placebo-controlled, crossover design of imaginal exposure therapy
with rTMS (1Hz) versus sham. PTSD symptoms, serum and 24h urine were obtained and …
