• DOI:10.4088/PCC.12m01438
Corpus ID: 23580018

Efficacy of add-on deep transcranial magnetic stimulation in comorbid alcohol dependence and dysthymic disorder: three case reports.

@article{Rapinesi2013EfficacyOA,
  title={Efficacy of add-on deep transcranial magnetic stimulation in comorbid alcohol dependence and dysthymic disorder: three case reports.},
  author={C. Rapinesi and G. Kotzalidis and D. Serata and A. Del Casale and F. Bersani and A. Solfanelli and P. Scatena and R. Raccah and R. Brugnoli and Vittorio Digiacomantonio and Paolo Carbonetti and Claudio Fensore and R. Tatarelli and G. Angeletti and S. Ferracuti and P. Girardi},
  journal={The primary care companion for CNS disorders},
  year={2013},
  volume={15 1}
}

C. Rapinesi, G. Kotzalidis, +13 authors P. Girardi

Published 2013

Medicine

The primary care companion for CNS disorders

BACKGROUND Craving for alcohol is associated with abnormal activation in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS) has shown promise in the treatment of depression. There are few treatment options for treatment-resistant dysthymic disorder comorbid with alcohol use disorder. OBJECTIVE To investigate the possible anticraving efficacy of bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortex high-frequency dTMS in 3 patients with comorbid long-term DSM-IV-TR dysthymic… CONTINUE READING

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