Treatment of Depersonalization Disorder With Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

Exclusion Criteria

• •Individuals with a neurological disorder including, but not limited to: brain lesion; history of seizures; history of cerebrovascular accident; history of stroke; cerebral aneurysm, Dementia; Parkinson's Disease; Huntington's chorea; Multiple Sclerosis.
• •Increased risk of seizure for any reason, including prior head trauma with loss of consciousness for 5 minutes or more.
• •Cardiac pacemakers, implanted medication pumps, intracardiac lines, or acute, unstable cardiac disease.
• •Intracranial implants (e.g. aneurysms clips, shunts, stimulators, cochlear implants, or electrodes) or any other metal object within or near the head, excluding the mouth, that cannot be safely removed.
• •If participating in psychotherapy, must have been in stable treatment for at least three months prior to entry into the study, with no anticipation of change in frequency of therapeutic sessions, or the therapeutic focus over the duration of the rTMS trial.
• •Known or suspected pregnancy.
• •Women who are breast-feeding