Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * ICD-10: schizophrenia with primarily negative symptoms * Age: 18-75 years * at least 35 Points at the composite score of the SANS * stabe medication during the last 2 weeks (at the investigator's discretion) * written informed consent (by the patient or guardian) Exclusion Criteria: * clinically relevant unstable concomitant somatic diseases * previous treatment by rTMS * conditions in which TMS may not be applicated, as e.g., cardiac pacemakers or ferromagnetic implants * history of epileptic seizures * current substance or alcohol abuse, or clinically relevant comorbidity (according to M.I.N.I. interview) * unacceptable concomitant medication (benzodiazepines in higher doses, e.g., Lorazepam \> 2 mg/d, Diazepam \> 10 mg/d) * insufficient knowledge of the language of the country of the treatment site * pregnancy and nursing period * current statutory hospitalisation