Fighting Depression with Magnets

in #health7 years ago (edited)

With nearly a third of depression patients not responding to medication, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can be an effective option. First approved by the FDA in 2008, evidence for its effectiveness has gotten much stronger. Some scientists even believe it can be a "dominant therapy compared to antidepressants."

Credit to Scientific American blog for original story here.

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