Table 5: Effect Size (Remission of Symptoms) for the Fixed-effect Model of rTMS Compared With Placebo rTMS for Depression on the HDRS Scale*.
Subgroup analyses pooled by time; rTMS represents repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; HDRS, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale.
Used with permission from the Royal College of Psychiatrists; Martin JL, Barbanoj MJ, Schlaepfer TE, Thompson E, Perez V. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of depression: systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Psychiatry 2003; 182:480-491 (3)