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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

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What is Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)?

  • rTMS is a non - invasive medical treatment.
  • The TMS coil creates a changing electric field, which in turn induces a magnetic field that passes the skull painlessly.The magnetic field again induces a changing electric field in the brain, which leads to the stimulation of neurons.This locally applied electricity brings the therapeutic results for the treatment of depression and other neuropsychiatric disorders.
  • rTMS is an accepted, evidence-based treatment option by the American Psychiatric Association, the Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments, Maudsley guidelines and the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry.
  • In 2008, it received approval from U.S Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) as a treatment option for patients suffering from treatment-resistance major depressive disorder (MDD) and has been adopted into clinical practice in a growing number of countries worldwide such as: European Union, United Kingdom, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, U.S.A and Canada.

Why do you need rTMS as a therapeutic method?

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According to WHO depression is the most disabling diseases in the world and 35 million people suffer from depression worldwide.

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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide.

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The most common treatment is antidepressants which does not work in many cases and many patients experience side effects such as weight gain, sexual dysfunction, nausea, hyponatremia, dry mouth, sedation, migraine, akathisia, arrhythmias, orthostatic hypotension or hypertension and many other side effects.

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In summary about rTMS therapy

Works by producing magnetic pulses
Lasts 3’-37’/session
It is painless, it does not require anaesthesia
No serious side effects
Can be combined with medications, if needed
Approved treatment for depression, comorbid anxiety, OCD, addictions in Australia, America & Europe
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Ψυχίατρος – Ψυχοθεραπεύτης, Ιδρυτής Ιατρείου rTMS, Διευθυντής Ινστιτούτου Ψυχοθεραπείας Ι.Ψ.Κ.

Θεόδωρος Κουτσομήτρος

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“Η γνώση και η εμπειρία με οδήγησαν στο συνθετικό μοντέλο ψυχοθεραπείας. Για το λόγο αυτό θεωρώ απολύτως αναγκαίο ο κάθε ψυχοθεραπευτής να είναι εξειδικευμένος στις βασικές μορφές ψυχοθεραπείας και είτε να εφαρμόζει μία από αυτές, όταν απαιτείται, είτε να αντλεί θεραπευτικές δυνατότητες από όλες, προκειμένου να δημιουργήσει το δικό του θεραπευτικό “τρόπο” για να ανταποκρίνεται αποτελεσματικά σε κάθε περίπτωση. Θέλοντας να αφουγκραστώ όσο το δυνατόν καλύτερα τα αιτήματα σας, η πρώτη συνεδρία μας μπορεί να κρατήσει έως και 2 ώρες, εάν χρειαστεί, έτσι ώστε να δημιουργήσουμε μαζί τον καλύτερο δυνατό θεραπευτικό σχεδιασμό με στόχο την καλύτερη δυνατή φροντίδα σας.”

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