by admin | Dec 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Major depressive disorder (MDD) has a lifetime prevalence of nearly 15% in higher-income countries and is associated with substantial mortality and morbidity.1 Despite the demonstrated efficacy of antidepressants, psychotherapy, and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in...
by admin | Dec 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Almost every day for two weeks, Kyle Skidmore put on a swim cap and allowed a technician to use a magnetic coil to stimulate parts of his brain. Julia Imperatore, a research specialist, had marked the swim cap so she could tailor the stimulation for Skidmore each of...
by admin | Dec 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
A device that delivers magnetic pulses to the brain could help ease depression — even in people who haven’t been helped by medication. Research is ongoing into whether transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, can help people with autism, schizophrenia and a...
by admin | Dec 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Depression affects millions of people every year, turning everyday tasks and issues into overwhelming monsters that take hold of people. It can be the result of surgeries, money problems, relationship struggles, and other traumatic events, but there are ways you can...
by admin | Dec 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Transcranial magnetic stimulation isn’t a new therapy, but it can be an effective last line of defense against this frequently disabling disorder. Depression and antidepressant use are at all-time highs in the year 2017, but for about a third of those affected,...
by admin | Dec 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
NEW ORLEANS—A meta-analysis of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) studies supports having only an 11-second break between each series of pulse sequences, thereby shortening the overall length of treatment sessions, researchers reported in a poster abstract...
