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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
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TMS in Jacksonville
Baptist Behavioral Health offers transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) as a non-drug, non-invasive treatment option for major depressive disorder. Neurostar® TMS Therapy is:
- FDA approved
- drug-free
- non-invasive, meaning no surgery
- clinically proven
- often used when other treatments aren't successful
What is TMS and how does it work?
TMS uses a targeted magnetic pulse, similar to what is used in an MRI machine, to alter the patterns of your brain to decrease the symptoms of depression. TMS stimulates and awakens areas of the brain that are usually less active in depressed individuals to help relieve the symptoms of depression and improve a patient’s quality of life.
TMS may be right for you if you identify with 2 or more of these statements:
- Depression symptoms have interfered with my daily life.
- I am not satisfied with the results I get from depression medication.
- I have had or worry about side effects from depression medications.
- I have switched medications for depression due to side effects.
- I am interested in a proven, non-drug therapy for depression.
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VIDEO: Kelly's Story
Meet Our TMS Providers
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Savitha Puttaiah, MD
Medical Director, Baptist Behavioral Health
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Shariq Refai, MD
Psychiatrist
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TMS at Baptist Health
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Brain stimulation provides relief to patients experiencing medication-resistant depression
January 06, 2021
Baptist Health offers a minimally-invasive, targeted magnetic stimulation therapy to help alleviate major depressive disorder. -
What is TMS?
September 14, 2020
Just as new treatment approaches are developed each year for physical ailments and chronic conditions, the medications and technology used to treat mental illnesses keep advancing, too.