Evidence for safety and tolerability of transcranial magnetic stimulation for substance use disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is an exciting novel treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs). While TMS is safe and effective in the general population, there have been concerns about its safety with concurrent substance use. To date, guidelines on managing substance use during TMS have been vague - recommending caution and weighing risks and benefits - and solely based on expert opinion, rather than based on quantitative data on the prevalence of TMS side effects with concurrent substance use.

Methods

We performed a systematic review with meta-analysis of TMS studies for a SUD - a clinically impairing level of substance use where we would be more likely to detect adverse effects - to quantify the safety of TMS in the setting of substance use. We searc

SUBMITTER: Blyth SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12910563 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature