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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2022

Symptom provocation for treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder using transcranial magnetic stimulation: A step-by-step guide for professional training.

Ana Maia, Sílvia Almeida, Gonçalo Cotovio, Daniel Rodrigues da Silva, Francisco Faro Viana, Jaime Grácio, Albino J Oliveira-Maia

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Comparison of therapeutic efficacy in depression between repetitive TMS and deep TMS.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2025
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  4. Accelerated TMS - moving quickly into the future of depression treatment.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ana MaiaChampalimaud Research and Clinical Centre, Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal.
Sílvia AlmeidaChampalimaud Research and Clinical Centre, Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal.
Gonçalo CotovioChampalimaud Research and Clinical Centre, Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal.
Daniel Rodrigues da SilvaChampalimaud Research and Clinical Centre, Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal.
Francisco Faro VianaChampalimaud Research and Clinical Centre, Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal.
Jaime GrácioChampalimaud Research and Clinical Centre, Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal.
Albino J Oliveira-MaiaChampalimaud Research and Clinical Centre, Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal.
Champalimaud Foundation · PTUniversidade Nova de Lisboa · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique that was cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in 2018. The approved protocol includes individualized symptom provocation before each stimulation session, to elicit a moderate level of obsessional distress. Although symptom provocation can be a delicate, demanding, and uncomfortable procedure, structured training methods for those who are going to apply it are not available. Here, we describe a model for training in symptom provocation for TMS technicians, developed at the Champalimaud Clinical Centre in Lisbon, Portugal. Our programme includes two-sessions dedicated to clinical communication and symptom provocation techniques from a theoretical and practical perspective. Additionally, supervision meetings are conducted during treatment of patients, allowing regular case discussion and redefinition of symptom provocation hierarchy, as needed. In addition to having a strong practical component, our training program is short and pragmatic, allowing for easy implementation and fluid transition to clinical practice. By sharing our experience, we hope to contribute to systematize training procedures required for symptom provocation in the context of TMS, and to qualitatively describe a methodology that can be used for implementation of TMS programmes for the treatment of OCD.

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guideobsessive-compulsive disorderstructured trainingsymptom provocationtranscranial magnetic stimulation

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PMID35990054
PMCPMC9382110
OpenAlexW4289516840

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