Effectiveness of adjunctive low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder refractory to medical treatment: a double-blind, randomized clinical trial
Abstract:Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common mental illness. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rMS) to treat OCD in 2018. So far, various approaches have been evaluated. We evaluated the effect of adjunctive low-frequency rMS over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in patients with OCD refractory to treatment. Methods: The present clinical trial was done on 30 patients with OCD referring from the psychiatry clinic, 22 Bahman Hospit… Show more
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