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Magnetic Pulses to the Brain Could Help Treat Depression
A practice set up to offer transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), which involves bursts of magnetic energy being sent into the scalp, has opened in ...
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Anxiety in Depression
Commonly used repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation protocols, including left‐sided high‐frequency, right‐sided low-frequency, and sequential ...
An Underused Option For Severe Depression
The investigators reported that ECT, rTMS, and tDCS were all more effective than sham therapy, but that more established techniques, specifically ...
Breakthrough in Depression Treatment
TMS uses magnetic pulses to stimulate areas of the brain affected by mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD and addiction.
Researchers Discover Novel Brain Mechanism Connecting Depression with Bad Sleep
It is also suggested that while transcranial magnetic stimulation is a growing area of research as a novel depression treatment, targeting the lateral orbitofrontal cortex with this technique could be a beneficial future treatment.
Hampton VA Part of a Pilot Program Treating Medicine-Resistant Depression
To present a case series of the use of adjunctive continuous theta burst (cTBS) to the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) to treat anxiety symptoms.
Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation for Major Depressive Disorder Treatment
Intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) has shown non-inferiority compared with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in treating major depressive disorders, according to a study recently published in The Lancet.
Non-Invasive Depression Treatment Saves Jacksonville Mom’s Life
Major depression is one of the most common medical disorders in the United States. Many people go untreated or have trouble finding medications that work. But there's a newer treatment that's literally tapping into a patient's brain to ease the depression without serious side effects.