Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Psychomotor Retardation in Major Depression: A Pilot Feasibility Study

Véronique Thomas-Ollivier (1) , Thibault Deschamps (1) , Samuel Bulteau (2, 3) , Flora Le Gall (1) , Anne Pichot (4) , Pierre Valriviere , Hugo Vachon (1) , Anne Sauvaget (1, 3)

1 MIP - Motricité, interactions, performance EA 4334 / Movement - Interactions - Performance
2 SPHERE - MethodS in Patients-centered outcomes and HEalth ResEarch
3 Service d'addictologie[CHU Nantes]
4 Département d'addictologie et de psychiatrie de liaison [CHU de Nantes]

This pilot study investigated the feasibility of a comprehensive battery of tests assessing psychomotor retardation after a 3-week protocol of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression. In addition to the beneficial effect of this treatment on depression, the results showed positive changes in psychomotor retardation.

Domaines: Psychiatrie et santé mentale; Neurosciences [q-bio.NC]

Véronique Thomas-Ollivier, Thibault Deschamps, Samuel Bulteau, Flora Le Gall, Anne Pichot, et al.. Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Psychomotor Retardation in Major Depression: A Pilot Feasibility Study. Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 2015, 28 (1), pp.62-65. ⟨10.1176/appi.neuropsych.15030068⟩. ⟨hal-03341837⟩