Brain stimulation and depression?
Brain stimulation and depression has been one of the hot topics of the last decade. Now, a Washington Post story suggests that at least some of this may be overrated, at least for the NeuroStar Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) device from Neuronetics:
A novel machine designed to treat depression by zapping the brain with magnetic pulses shows no clear evidence of working, federal health advisers concluded Friday.
The device is called the Neurostar TMS, or transcranial magnetic stimulation, system. It uses magnetic energy to induce electrical currents in the region of the brain associated with mood…
A clinical trial of the device provided results that, in one analysis, suggested it’s no better than sham treatment, according to FDA documents.”
Going to be a long slog. TMS *has* been approved for treating depression in Canada and Israel, for the company NeoPulse.