Efficacy and safety of transcranial magnetic stimulation for treating major depressive disorder: An umbrella review and re-analysis of published meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials

Brini, S.; Brudasca, N.I.; Hodkinson, A.; Kaluzinska, K.; Wach, A.; Storman, D.; Prokop-Dorner, A.; Jemioło, P.; Bala, M.M.

doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2022.102236

Efficacy and safety of transcranial magnetic stimulation for treating major depressive disorder: An umbrella review and re-analysis of published meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials

OBJECTIVES We re-analysed data from published meta-analyses testing the effects of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) on Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in adults. We applied up-to-date meta-analytic techniques for handling heterogeneity including the random-effects Hartung-Knapp-Sidik-Jonkm…