Apr 26, 2023
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has been a treatment
option for people with major depression since it was approved by
the FDA in 2008. Today, it is also used to treat obsessive
compulsive disorder and anxiety and for smoking cessation. Sarah
“Holly” Lisanby, MD, director of the Noninvasive Neuromodulation
Unit at the National Institute of Mental Health, talks about how
TMS works and recent advances in TMS treatment, as well as other
brain stimulation treatments such as electroconvulsive therapy.
Writer Diana Daniele also offers her perspective on how TMS helped
her overcome treatment-resistant depression.
For transcripts, links and more information, please visit the
Speaking
of Psychology Homepage.