Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto, CA, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA, USA.
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA; Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences, James A. Haley Veterans' Administration Hospital and Clinics, Tampa, FL, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
J Affect Disord. 2022 Jan 15;297:671-678. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2021.10.025. Epub 2021 Oct 20.
BACKGROUND: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is an evidence-based treatment for pharmacoresistant major depressive disorder (MDD), however, the evidence in veterans has been mixed. To this end, VA implemented a nationwide TMS program that included evaluating clinical outcomes within a naturalistic design. TMS was hypothesized to be safe and provide clinically meaningful reductions in MDD and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. METHODS: Inclusion criteria were MDD diagnosis and standard clinical TMS eligibility. Of the 770 patients enrolled between October 2017 and March 2020, 68.4% (n = 521) met threshold-level PTSD symptom criteria. Treatments generally used standard parameters (e.g., left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, 120% motor threshold, 10 Hz, 3000 pulses/treatment). Adequate dose was operationally defined as 30 sessions. MDD and PTSD symptoms were measured using the 9-item patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9) and PTSD checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), respectively. RESULTS: Of the 770 who received at least one session, TMS was associated with clinically meaningful (Cohen's d>1.0) and statistically significant (all p<.001) reductions in MDD and PTSD. Of the 340 veterans who received an adequate dose, MDD response and remission rates were 41.4% and 20%, respectively. In veterans with comorbid PTSD, 65.3% demonstrated clinically meaningful reduction and 46.1% no longer met PTSD threshold criteria after TMS. Side effects were consistent with the known safety profile of TMS. LIMITATIONS: Include those inherent to retrospective observational cohort study in Veterans. CONCLUSIONS: These multisite, large-scale data supports the effectiveness and safety of TMS for veterans with MDD and PTSD using standard clinical approaches.
背景:重复经颅磁刺激(TMS)是一种治疗药物难治性重度抑郁症(MDD)的循证治疗方法,但在退伍军人中的证据参差不齐。为此,VA 实施了一项全国性的 TMS 计划,其中包括在自然设计中评估临床结果。TMS 被假设为安全,并提供 MDD 和创伤后应激障碍(PTSD)症状的临床有意义的减轻。
方法:纳入标准为 MDD 诊断和标准临床 TMS 资格。在 2017 年 10 月至 2020 年 3 月期间招募的 770 名患者中,68.4%(n=521)符合 PTSD 症状阈值标准。治疗通常使用标准参数(例如,左背外侧前额叶皮层,120%运动阈值,10Hz,3000 脉冲/治疗)。足够的剂量操作上定义为 30 个疗程。使用 9 项患者健康问卷(PHQ-9)和 DSM-5 创伤后应激障碍检查表(PCL-5)分别测量 MDD 和 PTSD 症状。
结果:在至少接受一次治疗的 770 名患者中,TMS 与 MDD 和 PTSD 的临床意义(Cohen's d>1.0)和统计学意义(均 p<.001)降低相关。在接受足够剂量的 340 名退伍军人中,MDD 反应和缓解率分别为 41.4%和 20%。在患有共病 PTSD 的退伍军人中,65.3%表现出有临床意义的减少,46.1%在 TMS 后不再符合 PTSD 阈值标准。副作用与 TMS 的已知安全性特征一致。
局限性:包括退伍军人回顾性观察队列研究中固有的局限性。
结论:这些多站点、大规模数据支持使用标准临床方法对患有 MDD 和 PTSD 的退伍军人进行 TMS 的有效性和安全性。
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