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May 15, 2005
Magnetic Stimulation Treatment For Depression
Mrs. Baas says a new treatment for depression is changing her life - so much so that she’s willing to drive 115 miles five days a week from Decatur to UT Southwestern Medical Center where she is participating in an experimental study. She undergoes transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a noninvasive, nonpharmacological technology, in which short pulses of magnetic energy stimulate nerve cells in a specific area of the brain - an area that research has shown to be associated with depression.
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Posted on May 15, 2005 07:26 PM by antide275.
Filed in Mental Health Update under antidepressants.
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