Study protocol: effects of treatment expectation toward repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in major depressive disorder—a randomized controlled clinical trial

Abstract Background Patients’ expectations toward any given treatment are highly important for the effectiveness of such treatment, as has been demonstrated for several disorders. In particular, in major depressive disorder (MDD), one of the most frequent and most serious mental disorders with sever...

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Main Authors: Katharina M. Steiner, Dagmar Timmann, Ulrike Bingel, Angelika Kunkel, Tamas Spisak, Manfred Schedlowski, Sven Benson, Harald Engler, Norbert Scherbaum, Katja Koelkebeck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-08-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07579-4