Topics: Brain Devices | Depressive Disorder

One year ago we reviewed the status of transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression, and concluded with the following TCPR Verdict: “TMS for depression: Approval is highly unlikely.” We were wrong.

Topics: Brain Devices | Depressive Disorder

In this issue of TCPR, we focus on TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation), which has just been approved for treatment resistant depression. There are also other brain devices in various stages of research and development. Here is a quick run-down of four of them.

Topics: Antidepressants

In a naturalistic study, researchers identified 87 patients in an outpatient clinic who had taken SSRIs for depression and who were clinically stable for at least five years. After five years, 27 patients elected to discontinue SSRIs, and 60 elected to continue.

Topics: Practice Tools and Tips

We’ve all been told from time to time that we should mind our manners. A Boston psychiatrist, Michael Kahn, suggests that manners are not limited to dinner parties; rather, he calls for “etiquette based medicine.”

Topics: Brain Devices

Dr. O’Reardon, the FDA recently approved TMS for depression. Can you clarify exactly what this approval was for?