RTMS Versus Fluvoxamine in the Treatment of OCD: A Randomized Open-label Pilot Study
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- 1 January 2026
- journal article
- Published by Ivyspring International Publisher in International Journal of Medical Sciences
- Vol. 23 (2) , 406-411
Abstract
Background: Obsessive‒compulsive disorder is a chronic, disabling mental disorder. While repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation has emerged as a promising neuromodulation intervention for psychiatric disorders, its efficacy in treatment-naïve obsessive‒compulsive disorder patients remains understudied.Keywords
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