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What is transcranial magnetic stimulation?
TMS was brought to the clinic for the first time in 1985.
By the end of the first week of treatment, patients reported an important improvement of the depressive symptoms.
For the next decade, doctors and scientists experimented with TMS to determine its parameters and key benefits.
In 2008, after hundreds of clinical trials, theU.S.
neurologist and president of GIA Miami, a mental health clinic
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved TMSfor the treatment of major drug-resistant depression, Dr. Bonci says.
According to Dr. Bonci, TMS treatments typically last between three and 20 minutes.
Courses of treatment typically include daily sessions for about four to six weeks.
(In Europe, it is approved to treat addiction.)
TMS can also significantly reduce the impact of chronic stress.
When specific magnetic pulses are applied to these areas, they can help essentially rewire the brain.
This technique produces its effects by re-balancing the activity of brain regions that are correlated with symptoms of stress.
TMS therapy also works well, and synergistically with other types of talk therapies and treatments, he adds.
However, it also depends on the condition treated.
neurologist and president of GIA Miami, a mental health clinic
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