Habitual caffeine consumption moderates the antidepressant effect of dorsomedial intermittent theta-burst transcranial magnetic stimulation.

Andreas FrickJonas PerssonRobert Bodén

Published in: Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) (2022)

Habitual caffeine consumption moderated the antidepressant effect of dorsomedial iTBS, consistent with caffeine improving antidepressant pharmacological treatments in animals. Caffeine is an antagonist of adenosine receptors and may enhance antidepressant effects through downstream dopaminergic targets.

Keyphrases

transcranial magnetic stimulation
major depressive disorder
high frequency
prefrontal cortex
bipolar disorder
high intensity