WebMD is reporting some encouraging news for sufferers of depression. Researchers have shown that Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has positive effects on patients diagnoses with depression.
What is TMS?
TMS is a noninvasive procedure administered in an outpatient setting; it requires no anesthesia. During treatment sessions that last from 30 to 45 minutes, patients recline in a special chair while a specially placed coil device creates a magnetic field from the outside the body. The magnetic field induces an electric current to regions of the brain thought to regulate mood.
It is encouraging that mental health professionals around the world are constantly striving to find new remedies for depression bipolar disorder.
Read the full article here: Magnetic Stimulation for Depression?
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