Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University
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Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao · Jan 2017
Randomized Controlled Trial[Efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for alleviating clinical symptoms and suicidal ideation in elderly depressive patients: a randomized controlled trial].
To assess the efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for alleviating the clinical symptoms and suicidal ideation in elderly patients with depression. ⋯ rTMS combined with medications can effectively improve sleep quality, cognitive impairment and somatization symptom and reduce suicidal ideation in elderly patients with depression.