Is rTMS effective for anxiety symptoms in major depressive disorder? An efficacy analysis comparing left‐sided high‐frequency, right‐sided low‐frequency, and sequential bilateral rTMS protocols

This study addresses the clinical knowledge gap pertaining to rTMS's therapeutic efficacy in treating anxiety symptoms in depression and the relative efficacy of three commonly used stimulation protocols. Our findings suggest therapeutic equivalence across left-sided high-frequency, right-sided low-frequency, and sequential bilateral rTMS approaches.