Pamela, a real patient of ours here at SoCal TMS, generously and kindly shares her experience with TMS treatments on her blog. We really appreciate how authentic, courageous, and emotionally-powerful, she is through her writing.
Dr. Todd Hutton, Medical Director of SoCal TMS was just published as co-author of the article “Clinical outcomes in a large registry of patients with major depressive disorder treated with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation” in the Journal of Affective Disorders.
The article does an excellent job of objectively quantifying the efficacy of TMS in treating patients suffering from depression.
You can click on the link below to view online, or download the article in PDF form here.
Dr. Todd Hutton, Medical Director of Southern California TMS Center, was a special guest on the popular podcast, “A Little Advice With Christine Little.” This podcast is hosted by actress and comedian, Christine Little, whose work has been featured on platforms such as FOX, Huffington Post, and Voyage L.A. In this interview podcast, Christine asks for a layman’s explanation of what the FDA-approved depression treatment, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is, how it works, who it’s for, and how it continues to gain popularity with insurance companies.
Inside this interview with Dr. Hutton and Christine, you’ll learn about:
How TMS stimulates parts of the brain that is underactive (which is one of the factors contributing to depression)
Critical benefits of treating depression with TMS have over ECT (shock therapy) and standard antidepressants
The success rate of TMS and how it stacks up against other depression treatments
The role Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) plays in a patient’s treatment process
How insurance companies look to cover this powerful depression treatment.
… and more. So please enjoy this podcast by clicking the play button below.
Dr. Hutton and Dr. Anthony Barker collaborate at the 2019 Clinical TMS Society meeting in Vancouver, BC. Dr. Barker is known as the Grandfather of TMS since it is his invention that is still used in today’s devices. Without him and his innovation, we would not have TMS.
After Matthew lost his legs from a heroin overdose, he experienced a lot of pain and doctors prescribed him more opiates! Can The Doctors help him get off his opioid prescription?
As a special featured guest on the famed “The Dr. Drew Podcast”, Dr. Todd Hutton and Dr. Drew explore the ways that TMS helps treat depression, what makes it more desirable and safer than medicine, why it’s not more “mainstream,” and who TMS is recommended for. Get the inside scoop on TMS in this short <20 minute interview, click on the play button (below on the bottom left) and enjoy!