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SynthesisFrontiers in psychiatry2022

Efficacy and Tolerability of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Suicidal Ideation: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Guan-Wei Chen, Tien-Wei Hsu, Pao-Yuan Ching, Chih-Chuan Pan, Po-Han Chou, Che-Sheng Chu

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05723172 (40Hz tACS in Treating Cognitive Function and Modulating Neurophysiology of Patients With Alzheimer's Disease), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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14citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05723172 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

40Hz tACS in Treating Cognitive Function and Modulating Neurophysiology of Patients With Alzheimer's Disease: a Triple Blind Randomized Sham-controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorChe-Sheng ChuRan2023 to 2025Enrolled48ConditionsAlzheimer DiseaseArmsactive tACS, sham tACS
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Clinical effects and correlates of standard rTMS and theta burst stimulation (TBS) on suicidal ideation in late-life depression.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Guan-Wei ChenDepartment of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Tien-Wei HsuDepartment of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Pao-Yuan ChingDepartment of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Chih-Chuan PanDepartment of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Po-Han ChouDepartment of Psychiatry, China Medical University Hsinchu Hospital, China Medical University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Che-Sheng ChuDepartment of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital · TWChina Medical University · TW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in treating suicidal ideation in patients with mental illness. Method: We followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Major electronic databases were systematically searched from the time of their inception until July 22, 2021. The primary outcome was the mean change in the scores for suicidal ideation. The secondary outcome was the mean change in depression severity. Results: Ten randomized controlled trials were eligible with 415 participants in the active treatment group (mean age = 53.78 years; mean proportion of women = 54.5%) and 387 participants in the control group (mean age = 55.52 years; mean proportion of women = 51.78%). rTMS significantly reduced suicidal ideation (k = 10, Conclusion: The study showed that rTMS was effective and well-tolerated in reducing suicidal ideation and depression severity in patients with major mental disorders.

Indexed as

bipolar disorderborderline personalitydepressionrepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulationsuicidal ideation

Identifiers

PMID35599760
PMCPMC9120615
OpenAlexW4229069569

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