Can TMS Turn on the Switch?

Topics: Depression | rTMS | TMS | Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation | Treatment-Resistant Depression

REVIEW OF: Miuli A et al, World J Psychiatry 2021;11(8):477–490 STUDY TYPE: Literature review and meta-analysis Some treatments for depression, particularly antidepressants, present risk of manic reactions, but whether this risk exists with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is less clear. A group in Italy searched the world’s literatu

The Role of rTMS in Poststroke Depression

Topics: Depression | Post-stroke depression | rTMS | Stroke | TMS | Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation | treatment

REVIEW OF: Hordacre B et al, J Neurol 2021;268(4):1474–1484 STUDY TYPE: Randomized controlled trial Poststroke depression is common, disabling, and often treatment refractory. We know repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is effective for treatment-resistant depression. Might it offer a safe and effective treatment for poststroke d

Getting Uncomfortable with Esketamine

Topics: Antidepressant Augmentation | Antidepressants | Brain Devices | Depression | Depressive Disorder | ECT | Esketamine | Free Articles | Ketamine | Neurotoxicity | Novel Medications | rTMS | Suicidality | TMS | Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation | Treatment-Resistant Depression

Esketamine (Spravato) was approved for treatment-resistant depression in 2019. In this interview, Dr. Williams (who has no relationship with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc) addresses some lingering doubts that have been raised about the medicine. TCPR: Where does esketamine fit in the list of interventional therapies for depression, like repetitive tra

TMS: Deeper is not Better

Topics: Depression | Depressive Disorder | Pharmaceutical Industry | Research Update | rTMS | TMS | Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation | Treatment-Resistant Depression

REVIEW OF: Filipcic I et al, J Psychiatr Res 2019;114:113–119 TYPE OF STUDY: Randomized single-blind controlled trial Seven transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) devices are FDA approved for depression, but only one—the Brainsway—is distinctly different from the others. Brainsway uses a patented H1 coil that penetrates deeper into the cortex t

TMS Treatment for Depression: An Update

Topics: rTMS | Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

With six FDA approvals and several devices on the market, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has changed a lot in the past decade. No longer just for depression, it’s now FDA approved for OCD, nicotine cessation, and migraines. Efforts are underway to gain approval in bipolar depression, and the device has promising studies in PTSD, anxiety, sc