TMS Clinical Trials & Academic Studies
There are several excellent clinical studies which have been conducted over the years to determine the efficacy of TMS for individuals with depression. See below for a sampling of some of the research available. For additional resources, please click here.
Gershon, AA, et al. (2003) Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Treatment of Depression. American Journal of Psychiatry, 160(5):835-845.
Fitzgerald, PB, et al. (Oct 2003) Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Treatment of Depression: A Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Archives of General Psychiatry, 60(10):1002-1008.
Pascual-Leone, A. et al. (Jul 1996) Rapid-Rate Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex in Drug-Resistant Depression. The Lancet, 348(9022):233-237.
McClintock, S.M., et al. (2018) Consensus Recommendations for the Clinical Application of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in the Treatment of Depression. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 79(1):16cs10905.
