Personalised transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant depression, depression with comorbid anxiety and negative symptoms of schizophrenia: a narrative review

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a promising intervention for treatment-resistant psychiatric disorders. However, conventional TMS typically utilises a one-size-fits-all approach when determining stimulation targets. Recent retrospective brain circuit-based analyses using lesion network ma...

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Main Authors: Xiao Wei Tan, Hasvinjit Kaur Gulwant Singh, Jovi Zheng Jie Koh, Rachel Si Yun Tan, Phern Chern Tor
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer – Medknow Publications 2024-10-01
Series:Singapore Medical Journal
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/singaporemedj.SMJ-2024-133
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Hasvinjit Kaur Gulwant Singh
Jovi Zheng Jie Koh
Rachel Si Yun Tan
Phern Chern Tor
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description Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a promising intervention for treatment-resistant psychiatric disorders. However, conventional TMS typically utilises a one-size-fits-all approach when determining stimulation targets. Recent retrospective brain circuit-based analyses using lesion network mapping have suggested that a left dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex target has a higher efficacy for alleviating depression symptoms, a dorsomedial prefrontal cortex target is more effective for anxiety symptoms, and a rostromedial prefrontal cortex target is effective for schizophrenia-associated psychiatric symptoms. Nonetheless, symptom-specific brain circuit targeting has not been tested prospectively. We conducted a narrative review of selected literature to investigate individualised targeting for TMS and discuss potential future directions to elucidate the efficacy of this approach.
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spelling doaj-art-403e081303d4486b9b5dcb1225a5ac7a2025-02-09T10:25:26ZengWolters Kluwer – Medknow PublicationsSingapore Medical Journal0037-56752737-59352024-10-01651054455110.4103/singaporemedj.SMJ-2024-133Personalised transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant depression, depression with comorbid anxiety and negative symptoms of schizophrenia: a narrative reviewXiao Wei TanHasvinjit Kaur Gulwant SinghJovi Zheng Jie KohRachel Si Yun TanPhern Chern TorTranscranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a promising intervention for treatment-resistant psychiatric disorders. However, conventional TMS typically utilises a one-size-fits-all approach when determining stimulation targets. Recent retrospective brain circuit-based analyses using lesion network mapping have suggested that a left dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex target has a higher efficacy for alleviating depression symptoms, a dorsomedial prefrontal cortex target is more effective for anxiety symptoms, and a rostromedial prefrontal cortex target is effective for schizophrenia-associated psychiatric symptoms. Nonetheless, symptom-specific brain circuit targeting has not been tested prospectively. We conducted a narrative review of selected literature to investigate individualised targeting for TMS and discuss potential future directions to elucidate the efficacy of this approach.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/singaporemedj.SMJ-2024-133interventionneurostimulationpersonalised medicinetranscranial magnetic stimulationtreatment-resistant mental illness
spellingShingle Xiao Wei Tan
Hasvinjit Kaur Gulwant Singh
Jovi Zheng Jie Koh
Rachel Si Yun Tan
Phern Chern Tor
Personalised transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant depression, depression with comorbid anxiety and negative symptoms of schizophrenia: a narrative review
Singapore Medical Journal
intervention
neurostimulation
personalised medicine
transcranial magnetic stimulation
treatment-resistant mental illness
title Personalised transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant depression, depression with comorbid anxiety and negative symptoms of schizophrenia: a narrative review
title_full Personalised transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant depression, depression with comorbid anxiety and negative symptoms of schizophrenia: a narrative review
title_fullStr Personalised transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant depression, depression with comorbid anxiety and negative symptoms of schizophrenia: a narrative review
title_full_unstemmed Personalised transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant depression, depression with comorbid anxiety and negative symptoms of schizophrenia: a narrative review
title_short Personalised transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant depression, depression with comorbid anxiety and negative symptoms of schizophrenia: a narrative review
title_sort personalised transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment resistant depression depression with comorbid anxiety and negative symptoms of schizophrenia a narrative review
topic intervention
neurostimulation
personalised medicine
transcranial magnetic stimulation
treatment-resistant mental illness
url https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/singaporemedj.SMJ-2024-133
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