rTMS in the Treatment of PTSD

Exclusion Criteria

• •any non-fixed metal object or implant (including cochlear implants) in brain, skull, scalp, or neck within 30 cm of the magnetic rTMS coil
• •implantable devices, including cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators
• •other contraindications to rTMS, including history of seizures (except childhood febrile seizures) or recent and unexplained syncope, first-degree relative with a history of epilepsy, treatment with a medication known to substantially decrease the seizure threshold, or pregnancy
• •psychiatric diagnoses of psychosis or psychotic disorder (including psychotic depression), bipolar type I disorder, or organic mental disorders
• •substance abuse/dependence within the past 3 months
• •active suicidal risk as judged by the clinician
• •borderline or antisocial personality disorder
• •acute medical illness, including cancer
• •any significant central nervous system disorder, such as brain mass, stroke, etc.