Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) therapy is a non-medicated option for severe depression patients unable to see improvement after multiple anti-depression medications. Because this alternative, holistic mental health treatment does not include any prescriptions, TMS is also a great choice for pregnant or breastfeeding mothers facing postpartum depression or those looking for a non-medicated treatment method.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is the most passive yet one of the most effective treatments available for depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, and schizophrenia. Our psychiatric providers often recommend TMS to patients for a variety of reasons, but patients are often hesitant to give it a try because of the common misconceptions listed below. Our team…
TMS for Teens—a non-invasive outpatient treatment that stimulates the brain to treat depression is FDA-approved for ages 15-plus. The FDA recently approved Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) treatments for adolescent depression. This gives parents and their teens a low-risk, non-medication depression treatment option to consider. While the FDA has newly approved it for teen depression, TMS…
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation therapy for depression (TMS) is a noninvasive – and often overlooked – treatment option that we offer at our interventional psychiatric clinic. While it has been proven to work well for many patients with depression, OCD and nicotine dependence, researchers are continually learning how and why it works. Clinicians around the world…
TMS Treatment for Depression Now More Accessible – Minneapolis, MN Medicare recently updated its coverage of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) therapy for depression. Due to the impressive success rate of TMS, its non-invasive nature, and minimal side effects, Medicare now only requires patients to try and fail one antidepressant medication before they will cover TMS…
At the recent Minnesota Medical Association annual conference, many important questions were asked by primary care and specialist physicians during the session titled: The Use of Ketamine, Esketamine (often referred to by its brand name Spravato in Minnesota), and TMS in Depression. In today’s article, we highlight answers presented by AB+BC’s psychiatrists Dr. Steve Manlove,…
Depression can present itself uniquely for each person, varying from mild to severe. Before deciding on a treatment for your depression, it’s important to know management options and the various levels of depression that each method is best for.
What is Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation? Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) was developed in 1985, and has been FDA-approved since 2008 as an alternative treatment for depression. TMS is covered by most health insurance plans for those with treatment resistant depression (TRD) which is defined as a patient who has tried 4 or more antidepressant medications and…