When researchers conduct a study on a treatment for depression, how do they determine if the treatment was successful? Patients who struggle with depression may already know that success in treatment isn’t always simple to measure. For that reason, researchers have developed very specific tools and measurements to measure the…
July 20, 2018
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a relatively new treatment for depression that has been able to help patients who have not gotten results from other forms of treatment by sending magnetic pulses to the brain. But how does TMS actually work? First, let’s look at what exactly TMS treatment targets…
June 27, 2018
In treatment for depression, the greater the number treatment failures, the lower the likelihood of a successful outcome to the next treatment option (1,2). For people with treatment resistant depression, this may come as no surprise. But what methods have been explored to address treatment-resistant depression? There are two main…
Patients who struggle with treatment-resistant depression know how difficult it can be to find a treatment option that really works to relieve their symptoms. They have often tried medication and psychotherapy, but have gotten little to no results. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a newer form of treatment, used for…
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