Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
https://trends.org.br/article/doi/10.1590/2237-6089-2015-0076
Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment of major depression during pregnancy: a review

Estimulação magnética transcraniana para o tratamento de depressão maior durante a gestação: uma revisão

Renata de Melo Felipe; Ygor Arzeno Ferrão

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2237-6089-2015-0076 Trends Psychiatry Psychother, vol.38, n4, p.190-197, 2016
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Abstract

Abstract Introduction: Pregnancy is characterized by a high prevalence of mental disorders. Depression is the most common of these disorders and it is a risk factor for negative maternal and child development outcomes. Psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy are conventional and well-established therapeutic options, but some clients fail to respond and the safety of using some pharmacological agents during pregnancy is unclear. Some neuromodulation techniques, such as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), have been studied in depressed pregnant women. Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of rTMS for major depression in pregnant women. Methods: The LILACS and PubMed databases were reviewed using the search terms depression, pregnancy and magnetic stimulation. Texts including primary data, published in Portuguese, Spanish, or English, between 1995 and 2014, that evaluated depressed pregnant women and used rTMS as the intervention were selected. Papers lacking sufficient data were excluded. Twenty-two texts were initially identified; after applying the inclusion criteria, 12 were selected and analyzed. Results: The studies reviewed reported satisfactory responses to rTMS in acute depressive episodes, as measured using depressive symptom scales. Remission of symptoms was achieved in many cases. The procedure was well tolerated and there were no reports of damage/complications to unborn children. Conclusion: The data available at this time support the efficacy and tolerability of rTMS for depression in pregnant women. Controlled studies should corroborate this conclusion. This review only included studies in three languages and the resulting sample size was not large enough to conduct a meta-analysis.

Keywords

Pregnancy, depression, transcranial magnetic stimulation

Resumo

Resumo Introdução: A gestação é caracterizada por uma alta prevalência de transtornos mentais. A depressão é a mais comum entre essas doenças e é fator de risco para desfechos negativos maternos e de desenvolvimento da criança. Psicoterapia e farmacoterapia são opções terapêuticas convencionais e bem estabelecidas, mas algumas pacientes não apresentam resposta, e a segurança do uso de alguns psicofármacos durante a gestação não é clara. Algumas técnicas de neuromodulação, como estimulação magnética transcraniana repetitiva ( repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation , rTMS), vêm sendo estudadas em gestantes com depressão. Objetivo: Avaliar a segurança e a eficácia da rTMS para depressão maior em mulheres gestantes. Métodos: As bases de dados LILACS e PubMed foram revisadas utilizando os termos depressão, gestação e estimulação magnética. Textos originais, publicados em português, espanhol, ou inglês, entre 1995 e 2014, que avaliaram gestantes com depressão e utilizaram rTMS como intervenção, foram selecionados. Artigos com dados insuficientes foram excluídos. Vinte e dois textos foram inicialmente identificados; após a aplicação dos critérios de inclusão, 12 foram selecionados e analisados. Resultados: Os estudos revisados demonstraram resposta satisfatória com rTMS em episódios depressivos agudos, avaliada com escalas de sintomas depressivos. Houve remissão em muitos casos. O procedimento foi bem tolerado e não houve relatos de danos/complicações aos bebês. Conclusão: Os dados disponíveis até o momento sugerem a eficácia e tolerabilidade de rTMS para depressão em gestantes. Estudos controlados devem corroborar esta conclusão. Esta revisão incluiu apenas estudos em três idiomas e resultou em um tamanho amostral insuficiente para conduzir uma metanálise.

Palavras-chave

Gestação, depressão, estimulação magnética transcraniana

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