Psychiatry & TMS Blog
Milwaukee Psychiatrists
TMS makes the news again!
Major depression affects over 14 million Americans. It is the leading cause if disability. This treatment works by generating magnetic pulses (the same types used in MRI machines) over the prefrontal cortex which regulates mood. This generates a gentle electric...
It takes a real man to admit you have depression
Eric remembers all too vividly what it was like to have depression. He found himself isolating, crying, barely functioning in life, it even physically hurt. He even felt suicidal. Eric recalls trying everything under the sun. Then a psychiatrist suggested deep TMS....
Patient shares her 14 year journey with depression
This is the story of a patient who has been battling depression for 14 years. Unfortunately, she has felt like nothing has really worked. She reached a point where the depression got so severe that it literally took her hours to get out of bed in the morning. Like...
Deep TMS is being used at a Harvard medical school Affiliate!
Michelle was diagnosed with major depressive disorder at the age of 12. The last episode was over a year long and debilitating. This is the story of a patient who invested great effort at various forms of treatment including medication management and therapy. It felt...
Removing the mystery and anxiety around TMS
What exactly is TMS like for a patient? They consist of 20 minute long sessions. The patient does not need anesthesia as they would in the case of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and they can drive to treatments and drive afterwards too. A blue cap is placed on the...
What does TMS do to the brain?
We discuss this and also link a great site that discusses this some as well. In some ways, the full mechanism of how exactly transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) helps depression is not completely understood. But there are some findings that give us a glimpse. The...
A touching story of a patient saved by deep TMS therapy
Children and teenagers are also substantially affected by depression. This is the story of Lindsay, who was only in grade school when she started to experience depression. She was treated at UCSD with deep TMS with excellent success. At baseline, she was social and...
First FDA cleared transcranial magnetic stimulation for OCD!
We offer treatment for OCD. Now announcing the first practice and currently ONLY practice in the entire state of Wisconsin that offers transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) treatment FDA cleared for OCD! Cathy: I was coming out a very abusive marriage where I...