Lone Star TMS

of the brain. Over the full course of treatment, this effectively retrains the underactive, depressed area of the brain to a more normal level of activity. Patients may drive themselves to and from their treatments. TMS is currently a second line treatment (after failure of one antidepressant) in the American Psychiatric Association's Treatment Algorithm for Depression. It is an alternative to medication augmentation strategies and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Lone Star TMS uses the Neurostar Therapy treatment device -- the same device used at major academic and medical centers around the world, including Harvard Medical School, Duke University, the Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins and Walter Reed Hospital. For individuals wishing to learn more about TMS, a consultation can be scheduled to discuss this as a patential treatment option.