Accelerated rTMS for existential distress in palliative care: A report of two cases

Christine L Watt; Julie Lapenskie; Monisha Kabir; Genevieve Lalumiere; Michel Dionne; Jill Rice; Chelsea Noël; Jonathan Downar; James Downar

doi:10.1016/j.brs.2021.12.006

Accelerated rTMS for existential distress in palliative care: A report of two cases

Brain Stimul. 2022 Jan-Feb;15(1):197-200. doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2021.12.006. Epub 2021 Dec 22.

Authors

Christine L Watt¹, Julie Lapenskie², Monisha Kabir³, Genevieve Lalumiere⁴, Michel Dionne⁵, Jill Rice⁶, Chelsea Noël⁷, Jonathan Downar⁸, James Downar⁹

Affiliations

¹ Bruyère Research Institute, 43 Bruyere St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1N5C8; University of Ottawa, 75 Laurier Ave. E, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1N 6N5; The Ottawa Hospital, 501 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L6; Bruyère Continuing Care, 43 Bruyere St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1N5C8.
² Bruyère Research Institute, 43 Bruyere St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1N5C8; The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, 1053 Carling Ave, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Y 4E9.
³ Bruyère Research Institute, 43 Bruyere St., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1N5C8.
⁴ Bruyère Continuing Care, 43 Bruyere St., Ottawa, Ontario, K1N5C8, Canada.
⁵ University of Ottawa, 75 Laurier Ave. E, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada; Bruyère Continuing Care, 43 Bruyere St., Ottawa, Ontario, K1N5C8, Canada.
⁶ Bruyère Research Institute, 43 Bruyere St., Ottawa, Ontario, K1N5C8, Canada; University of Ottawa, 75 Laurier Ave. E, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada; The Ottawa Hospital, 501 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada; Bruyère Continuing Care, 43 Bruyere St., Ottawa, Ontario, K1N5C8, Canada.
⁷ Bruyère Research Institute, 43 Bruyere St., Ottawa, Ontario, K1N5C8, Canada.
⁸ University of Toronto, 250 College Street 8th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 1R8, Canada.
⁹ Bruyère Research Institute, 43 Bruyere St., Ottawa, Ontario, K1N5C8, Canada; The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, 1053 Carling Ave, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y 4E9, Canada; University of Ottawa, 75 Laurier Ave. E, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada; The Ottawa Hospital, 501 Smyth Rd, Ottawa, Ontario, K1H 8L6, Canada; Bruyère Continuing Care, 43 Bruyere St., Ottawa, Ontario, K1N5C8, Canada. Electronic address: jdownar@toh.ca.

PMID: 34954083
DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2021.12.006

No abstract available

Keywords: Anxiety; Depression; End of life care; Existential distress; Palliative care; TMS; Transcranial magnetic stimulation.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Existentialism*
Humans
Palliative Care*
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation