TMS Therapy for Depression
When depression continues despite appropriate treatment, TMS may offer a different path forward.
Gatlin Psychiatric Services provides individualized evaluation and outpatient TMS treatment for eligible adults with major depressive disorder.
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Depression can affect far more than mood.
Major depressive disorder may change sleep, energy, concentration, motivation, relationships, and the ability to experience pleasure. Symptoms can persist even when someone is actively engaged in care.
Treatment-resistant depression generally refers to depression that has not improved enough after appropriate antidepressant treatment. It is not a personal failure—and it may signal that a different treatment approach should be considered.
Low mood and disconnection
Persistent sadness, numbness, hopelessness, or loss of interest.
Reduced daily function
Difficulty concentrating, making decisions, working, or maintaining routines.
Physical changes
Disrupted sleep, appetite, energy, or unexplained slowing and fatigue.
What if standard treatment has not been enough?
Medication and psychotherapy remain important treatments, but not everyone experiences adequate relief. Side effects, partial response, or repeated recurrence may lead a clinician to consider a non-systemic option such as TMS.
A careful review of diagnosis, medication trials, psychotherapy, medical history, and current goals helps determine whether TMS belongs in the next phase of care.
Discuss your treatment historyTargeted stimulation for mood-related brain networks
TMS delivers repeated magnetic pulses to a selected area of the brain involved in mood regulation. For eligible adults with major depressive disorder, it may be used when antidepressant treatment has not produced sufficient improvement.
No anesthesia
You remain awake and alert throughout each appointment.
No systemic exposure
Treatment does not circulate through the bloodstream like medication.
Minimal disruption
Most people return to normal activities immediately after a session.
A structured outpatient treatment course
If TMS is recommended, treatment begins with mapping and individualized settings. Sessions are completed while you remain awake and alert, usually on a recurring weekday schedule over several weeks.
Your care team monitors comfort, symptoms, and progress throughout treatment. Plans may vary according to diagnosis, clinical response, and the protocol selected.
Depression that has not responded deserves a fresh look.
A consultation can help clarify whether TMS is appropriate based on your diagnosis and treatment history.
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