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SUBMITTER: Li H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6885044 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Hui H Wang Jijun J Li Chunbo C Xiao Zeping Z
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20140917 9
<h4>Background</h4>Panic disorder (PD) is a common type of anxiety disorder, characterized by unexpected and repeated panic attacks or fear of future panic attacks, or both. Individuals with PD are often resistant to pharmacological or psychological treatments and this can lead to the disorder becoming a chronic and disabling illness. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can deliver sustained and spatially selective current to suppress or induce cortical excitability, and its ther ...[more]