Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Clinical Psychiatry

This concise overview offers practical guidance for psychiatrists and other clinicians using TMS as a therapy. It begins with background on the physics and safety of TMS, a guide for administering the procedure, and a review of basic neurophysiological studies with TMS, showing how it can be used to measure connectivity and excitability of the cerebral cortex. The heart of the book is devoted to clinical applications of TMS to epilepsy, movement disorders, and pain; major depression; mania; anxiety disorders, notably obsessive-compulsive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder; and schizophrenia.George, Mark S. is the author of 'Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Clinical Psychiatry ', published 2007 under ISBN 9781585621972 and ISBN 1585621978.