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TMS Treatment for Depression Gains FDA Approval

Posted on October 09, 2008

For anyone looking for an alternative to medications or ECT for the treatment of depression, there s a new FDA-approved option: transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). NeuroStar TMS Therapy is specifically indicated for the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder in adult patients who have failed to achieve satisfactory improvement from one prior antidepressant medication at or above the minimal effective dose and duration in the current episode. In clinical trials with NeuroStar TMS Therapy, these patients had been treated with a median of 4 medication treatment attempts, one of which ach...

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