Psychiatry & TMS Blog
Milwaukee Psychiatrists
Jealousy
Image by Freepik At what age do children feel jealousy? According to the study cited below "Jealousy emerged most intensely in the majority of children between approximately 1.1 and 2.3 years and at 3.5 years children distinguished between social situations which...
Under the Depression Helmet
Transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, is a non-invasive, medication-free form of brain stimulation used to treat depression, OCD, and an ever-growing list of conditions. A changing magnetic field is utilized to induce an electric current at a specific area of the...
Interventional Psychiatry for Anxiety at New Frontiers Psychiatry in Milwaukee
Relatively new Interventional Psychiatric techniques are showing considerable promise for alleviating anxiety. Patients are increasingly seeking out Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and Ketamine infusions. In particular, patients who have proven to be...
When to Take Seasonal Affective Disorder Seriously: A Look at TMS for SAD
Many people’s daily rhythm changes in the winter. People tend to sleep longer, eat more, feel fatigued, and have low energy. In some cases, these symptoms can be markers for SAD, or Seasonal Affective Disorder. SAD is a form of depression that encompasses many of...
How Magnets are Treating Depression at a High Success Rate
If you suffer from depression, you may qualify for a new treatment that uses magnets, and has a high success rate for complete remission! David A. Kent, MD and founder or NuMe TMS Clinic, gave us a demonstration of this new technology. Transcranial magnetic...
“I have so much hope”: How deep transcranial magnetic stimulation changed one woman’s life
Antidepressant medications and psychotherapy are the first-line treatments for depression, which the CDC estimates one out of every six adults will have at some point in their lives. Those treatments, however, don't always work for everyone. In some instances a...
Three Reasons it’s Worth it to Consider TMS as an Alternative Treatment to Depression
There are different types of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) on the market today. New Frontiers Psychiatry is a Brainsway TMS machine provider and can offer patients rTMS and dTMS. What is rTMS? Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) is an...
Change your Brain
Our brains are the most complex structure known to all of humanity. There is something you can do right now, that would have immediate positive effects on your attentiveness and mood. And continuing to do it will protect you longitudinally from depression and even...
Deep TMS helped Andrew
This is the story of a patient Andrew, who struggled with depression since his teen years. When depressed, he’d find it hard to do anything. Medication has helped but his depression has been what we call, treatment resistant. And he is not alone. According to a 2015...
FAQs about transcranial magnetic stimulation
Here are some great answers from Dr. Robert McMullen with further input below from our practice about these commonly asked questions. What is the success rate? 01:50 – 02:37 It can vary widely from 1/3 patients experiencing full relief to 80% of patients. This depends...