AUTHOR=Schecklmann Martin , Strube Wolfgang , Sakreida Katrin , Vogelmann Ulrike , Licht Christiane , Reissmann Andreas , Dierkes-Möller Stefanie , Goya-Maldonado Roberto , Kis Bernhard , Landgrebe Michael , Schönfeldt-Lecuona Carlos , Langguth Berthold , Hebel Tobias 

TITLE=rTMS for the treatment of psychiatric disorders: a review about training courses and materials and the presentation of the training materials of the German Society for Brain Stimulation in Psychiatry

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychiatry

VOLUME=Volume 16 - 2025

YEAR=2025

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1490039

DOI=10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1490039

ISSN=1664-0640

ABSTRACT=There is an increasing interest in the treatment of mental disorders such as depression using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). Treatment guidelines for the application of rTMS are available, but they focus primarily on scientific evidence for efficacy and tolerability. Other aspects that are relevant for the training of practitioners, such as implementation in the national health system as well as organizational, formal, and practical aspects, are not covered in detail in these guidelines. Here, we present an overview of German rTMS courses and present training materials for the hands-on workshop of the German Society for Brain Stimulation in Psychiatry [Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hirnstimulation in der Psychiatrie (DGHP) e.V.] in German and English as an example. Publishing national standard operating procedures is important in order to harmonize rTMS practice all over the world.