Implementation of intermittent theta burst stimulation compared to conventional repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with treatment resistant depression: A cost analysis

• Andrew B. Mendlowitz,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, Institute for Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment Collaborative, Toronto, ON, Canada

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0178-5087

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• Alaa Shanbour,

  Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Psychiatry and Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

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• Jonathan Downar,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Psychiatry and Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, MRI-Guided rTMS Clinic and Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

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• Fidel Vila-Rodriguez,

  Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Non-Invasive Neurostimulation Therapies (NINET) Laboratory, University of British Columbia Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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• Zafiris J. Daskalakis,

  Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, Department of Psychiatry and Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

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• Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai ,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ Joint Senior Authors

  Affiliations Institute for Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, The Centre for Excellence in Economic Analysis Research, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

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• Daniel M. Blumberger

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: daniel.blumberger@camh.ca

  ¶‡ Joint Senior Authors

  Affiliations Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, Department of Psychiatry and Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

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