Professional Research

rTMS depression and other psychiatric conditions. When pulses are applied repeatedly rTMS (repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation—rTMS), they are thought to induce long-lasting neuroplastic effects, proposed to be a therapeutic mechanism for rTMS, with efficacy and...Read More

With the increasing use of rTMS as a treatment for MDD, there is a need to better characterize its effects on suicidality. Participants with high baseline levels of suicidality may require more intensive or different...Read More

rTMS is significantly more effective than sham rTMS in TRD in response and remission outcomes and may be beneficial as an adjunctive treatment in patients with MDD after two treatment failures. This finding is consistent...Read More

Prefrontal Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) therapy repeated daily over 4–6 weeks (20–30 sessions) is US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved for treating Major Depressive Dis- order in adults who have not responded to prior...Read More

Effectiveness of theta burst rTMS Treatment-resistant major depressive disorder is common; repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) by use of high-frequency (10 Hz) left-side dorsolateral prefrontal cortex stimulation is an evidence-based treatment for this disorder. Intermittent...Read More