Preliminary study on the Effect of repetitive Trans-cranial Magnetic Stimulation on Negative Symptoms in Patients with schizophrenia

Abstract

chizophrenia is a complex chronic disorder with 1 percent of incidence in general population, The disorder has three major symptoms, These include positive symptoms such as delusion, hallucination, disorganized thinking and speech, negative symptoms such as anhedonia and withdrawal from social life as well as cognitive disorders such as reversal of learning, and memory. Negative symptoms have been demonstrated to be the most relevant predictor of increased future socio-occupational dysfunction and poorer quality of life as well as functional recovery.