Peter, Lucas and Richter, Kneginja and Acker, Jens and Höfig, Joachim and Miloseva, Lence and Niklewski, Günter (2017) Combining repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and cognitive behavioral therapy for effective treatment of tinnitus and insomnia – a case report. In: World Psychiatric Association XVII World Congress of Psychiatry, Berlin, 8-12 October, 2017. (Unpublished)
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Abstract
Objective
We present the case of a 53-year-old male patient, who had been suffering from symptoms of decompensated and chronified tinnitus for four years, most likely caused by work stress. In addition, the patient developed comorbid decompensated insomnia. Because of potential bidirectional connections between tinnitus and sleep disorders, an interdisciplinary approach to treatment was chosen.
Methods
The treatment plan we developed consisted of ten sessions of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for tinnitus, followed by ten sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for tinnitus and insomnia. We used the Tinnitus Questionnaire (TF) to assess tinnitus severity, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) for depressive symptoms, as well as the WHO Well-being Index (WHO-5) for subjective well-being.
Results / Discussion
Improvements could be achieved with regard to everyday functioning, as the patient went from decompensated and severe to clinically negligible TF scores, from minimal to no depressive symptoms, and from just above critical to above average well-being. Combining equipment-based and psychological approaches to treatment proved successful in this case. We conclude that a combination of rTMS and CBT may be considered as an effective treatment for chronic tinnitus and comorbid sleep disorders.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Poster) |
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| Subjects: | Medical and Health Sciences > Clinical medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medical Science |
| Depositing User: | Lence Miloseva |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Dec 2017 09:52 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Dec 2017 09:52 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/18805 |
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