An Open-Label, Single Arm Study of the Efficacy of Accelerated Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation in Schizophrenia Patients With Persistent Negative Symptoms

Patients will be assigned to receive iTBS over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex or Frontal Medea with 5 sessions a day, every weekday for 1 week and total of 25 sessions. Each iTBS session is approximately 10 minutes (depth corrected Resting Motor Threshold of 100%, 60 cycles of 10 bursts of three pulses at 50 Hz, repeated at 5 Hz; 2s on and 8s off; 1800 pulses per session; with a 50-minute interval between sessions. All TBS sessions will be performed by staff trained and credentialed in TMS according to Singapore College of Psychiatrists guidelines.