Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
DESCRIPTION
- Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) utilizes a magnetic field applied noninvasively to the scalp to depolarize neurons in specific brain regions. It was first approved by the FDA for treatment of depression in 2008, specifically in patients with major depressive disorder who did not satisfactorily improve after one medication trial.
- Better tolerated than ECT, but not as efficacious[1].
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Last updated: November 1, 2017
Citation
Nestadt, Paul, and Irving Reti. "Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)." Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide, 2017. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787143/all/Transcranial_Magnetic_Stimulation__TMS_.
Nestadt P, Reti I. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. 2017. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787143/all/Transcranial_Magnetic_Stimulation__TMS_. Accessed September 28, 2023.
Nestadt, P., & Reti, I. (2017). Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). In Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787143/all/Transcranial_Magnetic_Stimulation__TMS_
Nestadt P, Reti I. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. ; 2017. [cited 2023 September 28]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787143/all/Transcranial_Magnetic_Stimulation__TMS_.
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