Does My Sex or Gender Impact TMS Treatments?

Does My Sex or Gender Impact TMS Treatments?

According to the Mayo Clinic, there’s a gender gap in depression. Women are close to twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with depression. While this is a complex issue and many societal and biological factors contribute to it, you may be asking yourself, “Does my...
Navigating The Mental Wellness Path: A TMS Treatment Walkthrough

Navigating The Mental Wellness Path: A TMS Treatment Walkthrough

If you’re staring down another year, wondering how you’re going to manage your depression, it’s time to make a change. Have you been curious about alternative depression treatment options? Is your search history filled with things like “What does transcranial magnetic...
The Limitations of DIY TMS and At-Home Devices

The Limitations of DIY TMS and At-Home Devices

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive outpatient brain treatment. It utilizes MRI-like magnetic pulses to stimulate brain cell activity and growth in areas that control mood and emotions. Clinicians test the pulses’ location, strength, and...
Will TMS Change My Personality?

Will TMS Change My Personality?

When it comes to cutting-edge medical treatments like TMS, our understanding is constantly growing. For patients, the idea of applying a treatment to your brain can be a little unnerving despite the amazing benefits you have heard others are experiencing. If you’ve...
How To Sustain The Positive Effects Of TMS In The New Year

How To Sustain The Positive Effects Of TMS In The New Year

While transcranial magnetic stimulation is one of the most effective treatment options for depression, especially treatment-resistant depression (TRD), it’s not a cure. Nearly two-thirds of patients achieve positive results with the help of TMS, but depression is...
3 Effective Resolutions To Prioritize Your Mental Health in 2024

3 Effective Resolutions To Prioritize Your Mental Health in 2024

New Year’s resolutions always have a way to make you feel you aren’t doing enough. Even if you start on the first of the new year intending to follow through, by February or even March, they are just a distant memory. Part of this is because you don’t have a clear,...
How Does Sadness Differ From Depression?

How Does Sadness Differ From Depression?

How Does Sadness Differ From Depression? We often use the terms “I’m sad” or “I’m depressed” so interchangeably that it’s sometimes difficult to see that there are significant and concrete differences between these two emotional responses. We talked with mental health...
Does Deep TMS Treatment Work For Bipolar Depression?

Does Deep TMS Treatment Work For Bipolar Depression?

In 2008, the FDA approved transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) as a treatment for depression. However, the FDA has not fully approved it for treating bipolar disorder (BD) but is recognizing treatment options for treatment-resistant depression patients struggling...
Just The Facts: What You Need To Know About Depression

Just The Facts: What You Need To Know About Depression

Depression is a mood disorder and mental health problem that the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates affects 3.8% of people, or nearly three million worldwide. Since the global events of 2020, clinical depression rates have reached crisis proportions, especially...