Mental Health / Psychiatry
Peer-reviewed studies and reviews on Deep TMS for Addiction.
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Patients with schizophrenia have a high prevalence of cigarette smoking and respond poorly to conventional treatments, highlighting the need for new therapies. Objective: This was a mechanistic, proof-of-concept study using bilateral deep repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS) of insular and prefrontal cortices…
Prior research has underscored the importance of cravings in substance use disorders (SUDs) and the potential of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in mitigating these cravings. Crucial brain regions, including the medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) and anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), are implicated…
Current treatments for smoking cessation face limitations in terms of efficacy, particularly in achieving sustained abstinence. A substantial body of evidence points to the involvement of the insula in nicotine addiction. Objective: This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of bilateral repetitive…
Recently, the FDA granted clearance for deep repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (Deep TMS™) as a short-term smoking cessation treatment. However, there remains uncertainty regarding the characteristics of participants who are more likely to benefit from this treatment. Objective & Methods: This study…
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a noninvasive, drug-free, neural-circuit-based therapeutic tool that was recently cleared by the United States Food and Drug Associate for the treatment of smoking cessation. TMS has been investigated as a tool to reduce consumption and craving…
Alcohol addiction is associated with a high disease burden, and treatment options are limited. Objective: In a proof-of-concept study, the authors used Deep TMS to target circuitry associated with the pathophysiology of alcohol addiction and evaluated clinical outcomes and associated neural signatures…
Deep TMS is a non-invasive brain stimulation method increasingly used to treat psychiatric disorders, primarily depression. Initial studies suggest that Deep TMS may help to treat addictions, but evaluation in multicenter randomized controlled trials (RCTs) is needed. Objective: This multicenter double-blind RCT intended to evaluate…
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a highly prevalent disorder with limited treatment options, partially due to limited understanding of its basic neuropathology. Nevertheless, abnormal neuronal activity in the medial prefrontal and anterior cingulate cortices (mPFC and ACC, respectively) have been suggested to…
Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (Deep TMS™) is a non-invasive method of stimulating widespread cortical areas and, presumably, deeper neural networks. Objective: The current study assessed the effects of Deep TMS in the treatment of substance use disorders (SUD) using a systematic review.…
Growing evidence highlights the crucial role of gut microbiota in affecting different aspects of obesity. Potential mechanisms for microbial control over eating behavior include microbiota influence on reward and satiety pathways, neurotransmitters release, and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis modulation. Deep TMS™ is amethodology…
The association between obesity and psychological distress has been widely demonstrated. Systematic reviews have highlighted the bidirectional nature of this relationship. Strategies aimed at improving dopamine function may be beneficial in the treatment of both obesity and the associated psychological symptoms. Deep…
Deep Transcranical Magnetic Stimulation (Deep TMS™) is a non-invasive modulation technique that has been shown to affect the mesolimbic and mesostriatal dopaminergic pathways. Consistent with this, Deep TMS is widely used as a therapeutic tool in neuro-psychiatric disorders associated with abnormal cortical…
Obese subjects can be considered “food addicted”. Since there is growing evidence for the role of deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (Deep TMS™) in reducing craving for different addictions, the authors proposed high frequency (HF) Deep TMS as a mean to reduce food…
There is a common consensus in considering substance-use disorders (SUDs) a devastating chronic illness with social and psychological impact. Despite significant progress in understanding the neurobiology of SUDs, therapeutic advances have proceeded at a slower pace, in particular for cocaine-use disorder (CUD).…
Repeated daily prefrontal Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for 4–6 weeks for treating depression was first proposed as a treatment in 1994, and was FDA approved 14 years later in 2008. Almost a decade later, the field is still rapidly developing and changing.…
Substance use disorders (SUDs) are a leading cause of disability worldwide. While several pharmacological and behavioral treatments for SUDs are available, these may not be effective for all patients. Recent studies using non-invasive neuromodulation techniques including repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation(rTMS), transcranial direct…
rTMS is increasingly used as an intervention for treating substance dependence. Objective: The authorsaimed to assess evidence of the anti-craving and consumption-reducing effects of rTMS in patients with alcohol, nicotine, and illicit drug dependence. Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 26…
Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (Deep TMS™) is a non-invasive method of stimulating widespread cortical areas and presumably deeper neural networks. Objective: The current study assessed the efficacy of Deep TMS in the treatment of substance use disorders (SUD) using a systematic review…
