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Lead
Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Age
18–70
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Men or women aged 18 to 70 years
Current major depressive episode (MDE) in the context of a bipolar disorder type I or II (according to the DSM-IV-TR) that has not improved after more than 2 adequate pharmacological trial(s) in the current episode (failure is defined as a lack of significant clinical improvement after the use of standard mood stabilizers, atypical antipsychotics and/or antidepressants given at their minimum effective dosage or higher for at least 4 weeks of duration)
Baseline score ≥ 13 on the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology - Clinician-Administered (QIDS-C), i.e., a MDE of at least moderate intensity
You may not be if
Psychotic features in the current episode
Lifetime history of a non-mood-related psychotic disorder
Substance or alcohol abuse/dependence in the past 6 months
Unstable medical disease (e.g., cardiovascular, renal)
Presence of mood cycles of \< 30 days duration
Pregnancy and/or lactation
Presence of a specific contraindication for rTMS (e.g., personal history of epilepsy or convulsion, metallic head implant)
Hearing loss
Clareo Health | Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Treating Resistant Bipolar Depression
