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TMS
Transcranial magnetic stimulation is a non-invasive treatment that uses magnetic pulses to influence brain networks involved in depression. Learn how TMS works, what sessions involve, its evidence, side effects and who may be a candidate.
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Ketamine
Ketamine may begin reducing depressive symptoms within hours, with effects often assessed around 24 hours. The timing, strength and duration of improvement vary, and one treatment is not usually the whole treatment plan.
Ketamine
Ketamine can improve difficult-to-treat depression more quickly than conventional antidepressants in some people. This guide explains ketamine versus esketamine, the evidence, risks, treatment experience and need for ongoing care.
TMS
Many patients who benefit from TMS notice changes around weeks 2–3, but improvement can build throughout a 4–6 week course. Little early change does not prove that treatment will be ineffective.
Ketamine
TMS and ketamine-based treatments can both help appropriately selected people with treatment-resistant depression. The better fit depends on urgency, safety, side effects, scheduling and maintenance needs.
TMS
The benefits of TMS can last for months or longer, but depression can return. Learn what research shows about durability, maintenance TMS, booster treatment and relapse prevention.
Veterans
A practical guide to evidence-based PTSD treatment for Canadian Veterans, including trauma-focused psychotherapy, medication, co-occurring depression, Operational Stress Injury Clinics and VAC support.
TMS
No characteristic or test can reliably predict whether TMS will work for one person. Less treatment resistance and completing an adequate course may be associated with response, but people with complex or persistent depression can still benefit.
PTSD
A randomized trial suggests that navigated TMS may strengthen the effects of intensive trauma therapy for combat-related PTSD. The result is encouraging, but it does not show that TMS works as a stand-alone treatment or is suitable for everyone.
TMS
TMS may reduce OCD symptoms, especially when established treatments have not helped enough. Evidence is encouraging rather than definitive, and results depend partly on the protocol and individual clinical circumstances.
OCD
TMS is a non-invasive option for some adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder, particularly when standard treatments have not provided enough relief. Learn how it differs from medication, why symptom provocation may be used, and what safety screening involves.
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