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| Advances in repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for children and adolescents with depression |
| LAI Qingjuan, CAO Qingjiu |
| Institute of Mental Health，National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Peking University; National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Peking University Sixth Hospital, Beijing 100083, China |
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Abstract The lifetime prevalence of depression in children and adolescents has increased year by year. Depression not only causes suffering in patients, but also increases the burden on families and society. Contemporary treatment approaches for children and adolescents with depression are psychotherapy and antidepressant treatment. However, the effectiveness of these methods is usually unsatisfied. Even worse, there is the possibility that antidepressants could increase the suicide risk. Therefore, it is necessary to develop other effective treatment approaches, including physical therapy methods. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a non-invasive treatment that has achieved promised effects on the treatment of adult depression. And it has been approved by the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat adults (22 years of age or older) who have failed to improve with prior antidepressant treatment. But the use of rTMS in the treatment for children with depression is limited，and there is not enough experience accumulated in this field. This article reviews the recent studies on the use of rTMS in the treatment of depression in children and adolescents, with an objective for seeking evidence for this treatment in children and adolescents with depression.
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