TMS - Intermittent Theta Bursts and the SAINT Trial

Send us a textThis episode is dedicated to all the med studs and residents who cringe every time they have to go to journal club. I report the results of an initial trial of a special kind of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the brain that might be the future of depression treatment, at least for the treatment resistant or severe varieties. I also use this as an opportunity to explain a little more about how repetitive TMS is usually performed (that is, its current FDA approved form...

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A resource for psychiatrists and other medical or behavioral health professionals interested in exploring the neuroscientific basis of psychiatric disorders, psychopharmacology, neuromodulation, and other psychiatric interventions, as well as discussions of pseudoscience, Bayesian reasoning, ethics, the history of psychiatry, and human psychology in general.This podcast is not medical advice.  It strives to be science communication.  Dr. O'Leary is a skeptical thinker who often questions what we think we know.  He hopes to open more conversations about what we don't know we don't know.Find transcripts with show-notes and references on each episodes dedicated page at psydactic.buzzsprout.com.You can leave feedback at https://www.psydactic.com.The visual companions, when available, can be found at https://youtube.com/@PsyDactic.