TY - JOUR JF - BCN JO - BCN VL - 4 IS - 3 PY - 2013 Y1 - 2013/8/01 TI - Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in the Management of Alcohol Dependence and other Substance Abuse Disorders – Emerging Data and Clinical Relevance TT - N2 - Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been used widely in various psychiatric disorders like depression and schizophrenia. There have been some reports of its usefulness in alcohol dependence and substance use disorders. The present paper reviews the studies done using rTMS in substance use disorders including alcohol and nicotine dependence. Various studies done have been reviewed including the proposed mechanisms of action are outlined with the future research needs and need for further clinical data SP - 271 EP - 275 AU - De Sousa, Avinash AD - KW - rTMS KW - Substance Use Disorders KW - Alcohol Dependence KW - Nicotine Dependence KW - Opiate KW - Heroin KW - Amphetamine UR - http://bcn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-412-en.html ER -