The new rapid-acting Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation therapy for treatment-resistant depression works in days instead of weeks, and may have implications for use in other mental disorders. Nolan Williams, M.D., Assistant Professor, Director, Interventional Psychiatry Clinical Research and Director, Brain Stimulation Laboratory at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Stanford University Medical Center explains how this non-invasive treatment works.
Episode Duration: 26 minutes and 45 seconds
Episode Number: 703
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One in five people has a diagnosable mental disorder.
For many families, the fear and shame associated with a diagnosis of mental illness can lead to isolation and suffering in silence.
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Now, more than ever, it is important to reduce stigma and encourage people who have a psychiatric condition not to suffer in silence but to seek help.
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