Innovative Treatments for Depression (TMS)

Innovative treatments for Depression

The Victoria Clinic has an innovative program using a number of new treatment tools to offer hope to people with psychiatric disorders such as Depression. There treatments are particularly helpful for individuals who have struggled to achieve wellness with traditional therapies alone. These treatments are available under the supervision of Professor Paul Fitzgerald as part of a series of clinical trials.

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation is a potential new treatment for depression and other psychiatric disorders. It has gained increasing attention in recent years as research is progressively conducted to establish its role in treatment programs. There is an emerging consensus that TMS does have antidepressant activity and may play a useful role in the treatment of patients with depression. This has lead to its approval for clinical use in a number of countries including the USA.

How does it work?

TMS uses a very focused magnetic field to activate specific areas of the brain. Repeated TMS stimulation progressively alters brain activity improving depression in some patients. TMS requires no anaesthesia or medication and generally you may go about normal activities immediately following the treatment.

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)

tCDS is another non-invasive technique for stimulating brain activity. tCDS uses a very gentle electrical current to change the activity level of the cells in specific areas of the brain. The low current is not enough to cause brain cells to fire, but it changes their readiness to fire. Like TMS, tCDS has been shown to be safe with minimal side-effects.

What are the costs?

This treatment is available as an inpatient of The Victoria Clinic. Your inpatient stay is generally covered by private health insurance or by Workcover, DVA and TAC. Patients are also welcome to self fund their admission to hospital to receive this treatment.

If you would like further information please contact Intake on 03) 9520 0200.

For a copy of our Innovative treatments brochure, click here.

Groundbreaking treatment for Depression Article- The Pulse Winter 2010

Further information about TMS and other innovative depression treatments may be found on the website of Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre.



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