What is TMS?Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation is a groundbreaking approach to treating Major Depression. TMS has been used in research for over 30 years. Here at Southeastern Psychiatric Associates, we use a protocol called rTMS or Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.TMS is FDA-approved for treating Major Depressive Disorder when medications don’t work. In clinical trials, TMS has…
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Treatment resistant major depression, defined as three or more failed medication trials, is a serious clinical issue. In multiple controlled studies, patients who have already failed several medication trials responded significantly better to rTMS than sham treatment. In the STAR-D trial, the antidepressant remission rate dropped significantly with each failed medication. As shown in chart below,…
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