A randomized, sham-controlled study of maintenance rTMS for treatment-resistant depression (TRD).

A few open-labeled studies have investigated the use of maintenance rTMS to prevent relapse for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) after rTMS treatment. We aim to assess the benefits of maintenance rTMS treatment for TRD patients who respond to rTMS treatment using a randomized, double-blind controlled design. Fifty eight TRD patients received rTMS over one month in an open-labeled design study (phase I).

Alteration of pain recognition in schizophrenia.

Background: Schizophrenia patients display impaired recognition of their own emotions and those of others and deficits in several domains of empathy. The first-person experience of pain and observing others in pain normally trigger strong emotional mechanisms. We therefore hypothesized that schizophrenia patients would display impaired recognition and categorization of both their own pain and the pain of others.

[Humour and the theory of mind in schizophrenia: a review of the literature].

Humour is a universal phenomenon, a daily fact holding positive aspects valued in society. The sense of humour is subjective, inherent in each and everyone and difficult to assess. We could qualify it as an indefinable sense set by an absence of norms.

[The placebo effect: general information and specificities in psychiatry (depression and schizophrenia)].

Introduction: Placebos, consequences of their use, the placebo effect and the associated negative effects, the nocebo effect, have been widely studied. However, the lack of any consensus definition makes the interpretation and analysis of such findings difficult.

Literature Findings: In this article, we will review existing definitions and factors affecting the placebo effect in medicine.