Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for Adolescent Depression

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Synopsis: Even though depression rates for youth are rising, the FDA has only approved a few treatments for adolescent depression and has not yet approved TMS for adolescent depression. This article describes TMS for adolescents and covers research that shows TMS for kids to be safe, feasible, and likely effective.

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BY LEN LANTZ, MD / 5.22.22; No. 58 / 7 min read

This article has been archived as it no longer has current information due to the FDA’s 3/22/24 approval of TMS therapy for adolescent depression. For a more recent article on TMS for adolescent depression, please see my article titled, “A New Treatment for Adolescent Depression: FDA Approves Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS).”