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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Adolescent Depression

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Croarkin, Paul E., MacMaster, Frank P.·2019·Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Abstract

Adolescent depression is a substantial global public health problem that contributes to academic failure, occupational impairment, deficits in social functioning, substance use disorders, teen pregnancy, and completed suicide. Existing treatment options often have suboptimal results and uncertain safety profiles. Transcranial magnetic stimulation may be a promising, brain-based intervention for adolescents with depression. Existing work has methodological weaknesses, and larger, neurodevelopmentally informed studies are urgently needed. Treatment with transcranial magnetic stimulation may modulate cortical GABAergic and glutamatergic imbalances. Future study will inform dosing approaches for TMS based on GABAergic and glutamatergic biomarkers.

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  • Studies on TMS for suicidality are often limited by small sample sizes, inconsistencies in how suicidality is measured across studies, and contradictory findings.

    “Studies are often limited by small sample sizes, inconsistencies in how suicidality is measured across studies, and contradictory findings [75,76].”

    From Frontal Pole Neuromodulation for Impulsivity and Suicidality in Veterans With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Common Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (2024) · cites this paper as [76]

    The “Studies of TMS in Depressed Adolescents” section (page unavailable) describes only 112 participants across 10 publications, mostly case reports and open-label studies, supporting the small-sample limitation. The Safety section identifies suicidality as a concern but does not describe inconsistent measures of suicidality or contradictory findings across studies. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • Drawing overall conclusions from the existing literature on TMS for suicidality remains challenging because of the heterogeneity of the data.

    “However, drawing overall conclusions from the existing literature on TMS for suicidality remains challenging because of the heterogeneity of the data.”

    From Frontal Pole Neuromodulation for Impulsivity and Suicidality in Veterans With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Common Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (2024) · cites this paper as [76]

    The Studies of TMS in Depressed Adolescents section describes a small literature with varied study designs, populations, and stimulation protocols, supporting caution about drawing overall conclusions. The Safety section identifies increased suicidality as a possible adverse effect and notes gaps in safety data, but the paper does not assess a heterogeneous literature on TMS specifically for suicidality. Page numbers were not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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  1. [32]Farzan F Dhami P Atluri S Effiacy and biological targets of theta burst stimulation in treatment of youth depression 2nd Annual International Brain Stimulation Conference 2017 Barcelona, Spain
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Authors
Croarkin, P. E., & MacMaster, F. P.
Affiliations
  • Mayo Clinic (US)
  • University of Calgary (CA)
Corresponding author
Croarkin, Paul E.
Venue
Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2019-01
Volume
28
Issue
1
Pages
33-43
ISSN
1056-4993 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2889282839
Cited by
65
References
72
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 3
FWCI
0.43
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Pfizer
  • National Institute of Mental Health
  • the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation
  • the Mayo Clinic Foundation
  • Neuronetics, Inc
  • Assurex Health, Inc
  • NeoSync, Inc
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research
  • the Canadian Foundation for Innovation
  • Branch Out Neurologic Foundation
  • Alberta Health Services
  • the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
Keywords
transcranial magnetic stimulation, adolescent depression, brain development, treatment safety, biomarkers, dosage, suicide risk
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Psychiatry, Depressive Disorder, Major, Major Depressive Disorder, Humans, Public Health, Global Health, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

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