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- Title
rTMS to treat social anxiety disorder: a case report.
- Authors
Paes, Flávia; Machado, Sergio; Arias-Carrión, Oscar; Silva, Adriana Cardoso; Nardi, Antonio Egidio
- Abstract
In the article, the authors discuss the treatment of social anxiety disorder (SAD), which is among the most common and debilitating types of anxiety disorders. They claim that around 25% of SAD patients do not respond to conventional methods of treatment. They cite the repetitive transcranial magnetic simulation (rTMS) as a novel therapeutic alternative to treat SAD.
- Subjects
SOCIAL anxiety; ANXIETY disorders treatment; NEUROSES; TRANSCRANIAL magnetic stimulation; BIOMAGNETISM; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry / Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria, 2013, Vol 35, Issue 1, p99
- ISSN
1516-4446
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1016/j.rbp.2012.10.007