Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression

Willa Xiong, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Medical Director
Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Program
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
DOM Grand Rounds 1/26/2023

[@agentblue52]

I hope TMS works. I am undergoing TMS

[@mager1410]

works?

[@agentblue52]

​@@mager1410 It did

[@Cristina-tq3rw]

Your intention to transmite treatments for depresión is not posible due to Internet condiciones today.

[@agentblue52]

@@mager1410 yes! I believe it saved my life. The results are not immediate, it will take weeks/months after the last session to see tangible results. Are you planning to undergo TMS?

[@agentblue52]

@@Cristina-tq3rw i dont understand, what do you mean?

[@robandrews4815]

Is TMS covered by Medicare and/ or Florida Medicaid? Thanks

[@lanemcook1]

Medicare was actually the first insurance to cover it. Not sure about Florida Medicaid

[@bogse]

If someone has depression, tinnitus, PTSD and so on do you you hit different targets/brain areas in same session or target to one at a time?

[@LibertasOrationis]

TMS and ECT is like opening the hood of your car, then taking a baseball bat to the engine; hoping it will work better afterwards.. I am completely in awe of the complete failure to actually understand mental illness..

[@lanemcook1]

Your metaphor is way wrong.

[@dcole6328]

They both are effective!

[@agentblue52]

​@@lanemcook1 yes. TMS and ECT are two very diferent treatment methods.

[@Starboard528]

I CANNOT UNDERSTAND YOUR WAY OF SPEECH. HARD TO UNDERSTAND ACCENT.

[@andreamontefusco177]

I can understand her perfectly and English is not even my first language... go and read a book!

[@weaverdreams]

she has no accent, so, where are you from?