Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment for Depersonalisation Disorder
New research has been published providing evidence for the use of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment (rTMS) for treating DPD (depersonalisation disorder), which is known as a very difficult issue to treat.
Research
- Seven patients who were resistant to medication DSM-IV DPD were selected
- Patients received up to 20 sessions of right-sided rTMS to the Ventrolateral prefrontal cortex area for 10 weeks
- Scientists looked primarily for reduction in depersonalization symptoms on the Cambridge Depersonalization Scale (together with other secondary measures)
- Over a course of 20 sessions, scores on the CDS reduced by an average 44% (ranging between 2-83.5%)
- 2 patients could be classified as “full responders”, 4 as “partial” and 1 a non-responder
- Response usually occurred within the first 6 sessions
- There were no significant adverse events (Jay et al, 2016).
See depersonalisation disorder for more details and references.
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a technological breakthrough in the treatment of depression. The treatment is now available in London, based at The Smart Clinics Brompton Cross (South Kensington).
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