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New Intensive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Is Nearly 80% Effective In Treating Depression

A new, intensive, individualized type of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is nearly 80% effective in treating depression. After five days of treatment, 78.6% of the participants in the treatment group were no longer depressed.

This type of TMS is called Stanford neuromodulation therapy (SNT). It delivers individualized intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS). SNT is different than conventional TMS treatment because it targets the magnetic pulses to each individual’s neurocircuitry and providing a greater number of pulses at a faster pace. SNT also …

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