Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Explained – Treatment for Treatment-Resistant Depression [Video]

TMS is a non-invasive treatment for depression that uses gentle pulses of magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain. It works differently than standard antidepressant medications, like serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), but without their undesirable side effects such as weight changes and sexual dysfunction. Dr. Katharine Marder, a psychiatrist at UC Davis Health who specializes in treatment-resistant depression, explains how TMS works, which patients could consider it as an option, and what side effects can occur.

Learn more about the Advanced Psychiatric Therapeutics (APT) Clinic at UC Davis: https://health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlines/new-clinic-for-treatment-resistant-depression-opens-at-uc-davis-health/2024/04

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0:00 What is treatment-resistant depression?
0:22 What is transcranial magnetic stimulation?
0:38 TMS treatment explained
1:25 TMS for depression
1:50 TMS side effects and recovery
2:12 Benefits of TMS

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