Neuromodulation: A secondary analysis of the effects of θ-wave pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation on anger in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common chronic mental illness that occurs after exposure to a traumatic event

Anger treatment is recommended as part of the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder

Average reported anger (DAR score) of individuals who received four weeks of iTBS (individuals randomly assigned to active iTBS during the double-blind period) and individuals who received two weeks of iTBS (individuals who were initially randomly assigned to false stimuli)

After the first week, in the double-blind phase, subjects who randomly received the active stimulus reported that anger was significantly reduced compared to the fake stimulus (p=0.

An exploratory focus of this research is to assess the relationship between changes in anger and PTSD and depressive symptoms, as well as changes in sleep quality

In short, iTBS may reduce the anger of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder