Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Borderline Personality Disorder

Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) on Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

Primary purpose : to assess the effect on neuropsychological tasks related to planning of 10 daily sessions of right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex with High-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on borderline personality disorder (BPD) patients.

Hypothesis : BPD patients receiving 10 sessions of rTMS will have greater improvement in the average number of move to achieve tasks of the Tower of London, than those receiving sham rTMS.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 20 to 45 years old
• Borderline Personality Disorder (Diagnostic Interview for Borderline Personality Disorder > 8)
• psychiatric follow-up
• righthander
• informed consent
• affiliated to medical insurance

Exclusion Criteria:

• bipolar disorder
• substance use disorder
• Major Depressive Disorder or Stress Post Traumatic Disorder
• history of epilepsy
• neurosurgery
• cardiac pacemaker
• lefthander
• involuntary admission
• participation in an other research
• legal guardianship
• poor mastery of french.