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Archives of Women's Mental Health
Published in: Archives of Women's Mental Health 3/2009

01-06-2009 | Letter to the Editor

RTMS may be a good choice for pregnant women with depression

Authors: Dongjun Zhang, Zeqing Hu

Published in: Archives of Women's Mental Health | Issue 3/2009

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Abstract

Due to the possible adverse effects on fetus, the treatment of pregnant women with depression is a difficult problem in the field of psychiatry. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) was used to treat three pregnant women with depression in the early pregnancy. After systemic treatments, the patient's depressive symptoms significantly relieved, and each of them smoothly provided a healthy baby. Up to now, we have not found that rTMS can be harmful to fetuses. RTMS may be a good choice for pregnant women with depression.
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Metadata
Title
RTMS may be a good choice for pregnant women with depression
Authors
Dongjun Zhang
Zeqing Hu
Publication date
01-06-2009
Publisher
Springer Vienna
Published in
Archives of Women's Mental Health / Issue 3/2009
Print ISSN: 1434-1816
Electronic ISSN: 1435-1102
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-009-0058-5

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