Posted by Cam W. on May 10, 2000, at 6:36:49
In reply to Re: ECT literature search, posted by Blue Cheer on May 10, 2000, at 1:00:15
Thanks Blue - There was a time I was very skeptical about rTMS (about 4 months ago). Actually, last year (or was it the year before), the Skeptical Inquirer contained an scathing article against rTMS. I did a literature search for a doctor on it for a lady taking MAOIs (refractory to everything else) who had just become pregnant. They found someone who could give it and in a few treatments worked it like a charm. Placebo effect? I don't know?I still have my reservations, though. An eyewitnessed case report, does not a treatment make. One study I read used a placebo control trial (placement of paddle, fiddle with switches and even had an actual machine sound) and rTMS showed to be no better than placebo. Again, one study, does not a treatment make. I have read subsequent studies praising it's effects, so go figure. We have another treatment for depression that may or may not work (an all too familiar theme).
Thanks again B.C. - Cam
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