Schizophrenia: Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Treat Auditory Hallucinations

Contact name: Mahendra T. Bhati

Phone: (215)-746-7235

Fax: (215)-573-5668

Email: mahendra.bhati@uphs.upenn.edu

Disorder: Schizophrenia

Geographic location: Philadelphia, PA

Other keywords: auditory hallucinations, schizophrenia, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Participant compensation: approximately $50

Time commitment required: 2 weeks and 2 days

Drug trial: No

Recruitment end date (approximate): 5/25/06

Study criteria (i.e., age or gender requirements):
People with schizophrenia who hears voices.

Exclusion criteria:
Not using drugs or alcohol, not pregnant, and not with any medical condition which would make the procedure unsafe.

Brief description of study:
This study is examining if using pulsed magnetic fields over the left-brain will reduce the severity of auditory hallucinations in those who have schizophrenia.

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