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• Confirmed: ECT Tops Ketamine for Major Depression - Medscape, 10/19/22 - "The overall pooled SMD for ECT, when compared with ketamine, was -0.69 (95% CI, -0.89 to -0.48), indicating that ECT was more efficacious than ketamine"
• Home-Based Transcranial Stimulation Succeeds for Major Depression - Medscape, 10/17/22 - "The primary outcome of Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD) score improved significantly, from a mean of 19.12 at baseline to 5.33 after 6 weeks. At 3 months, the mean HAMD score was 5.65, and 78.2% of patients met the criteria for clinical remission (HAMD score less than 9). At 6 months, patients maintained this improvement, with a mean HAMD score of 5.43 and 73.9% of the participants in clinical remission. The majority of participants (24 of 26) completed the full 6-week treatment."
• TMS 'Surprisingly Effective' for Resistant Depression - Medscape, 5/12/21 - "In the analysis of patient self-reports (PHQ-9), the response rate, which was defined as resolution of 50% or more of symptoms, was from 58% to 69%. The remission rate, defined as becoming asymptomatic or having minimal symptoms, ranged from 28% to 36% ... Results were about 5% higher in the "completer" sample, which included 3814 patients who received at least 20 treatments and who completed a PHQ-9 assessment at the end the treatment course."
• Efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression confirmed in new study - Science Daily, 7/26/12
• Magnets used to treat patients with severe depression - Science Daily, 10/18/10
• Long-term benefits of transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression supported by new study - Science Daily, 10/11/10
• New Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Clinic Offers Noninvasive Treatment For Major Depression - Science Daily, 11/6/09
• Arthritis: Copper Bracelets, Magnetic Wrist Straps Useless? Trial Raises Doubts Over Alternative Pain Therapy - Science Daily, 10/16/09
• Magnetic Relief For Depression? - washingtonpost.com, 11/11/08
• FDA OKs TMS Depression Device - WebMD, 10/8/08 - "TMS is much safer than ECT. Unlike ECT, TMS does not require sedation and is administered on an outpatient basis"
• Magnetic Stimulation for Depression? - WebMD, 12/7/07
• Non-drug Treatment Effective For Major Depression, Study Suggests - Science Daily, 11/23/07
• Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Offers Modest Outcomes for Treatment Resistant Depression - Doctor's Guide, 11/19/07
• Magnets Don’t Fight Pain, Study Shows - WebMD, 9/24/07
• Questions Over 'Healing Effect' Of Magnets - Science Daily, 1/7/06
• Magnetic Insoles May Not Ease Foot Pain - WebMD, 9/29/05
• Using Magnets to Treat Depression - ABC News, 5/17/05
• Magnetic Stimulation Treatment For Depression Helping Difficult-to-treat Cases At UT Southwestern - Science Daily, 5/11/05
• Magnets to Ease Arthritis Pain? - Dr. Weil, 5/6/05
• Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation May Improve Re-Experiencing Symptoms in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 3/23/05
• Magnetic Bracelets Reduce The Pain Of Osteoarthritis, Study Finds - Science Daily, 12/17/04
• Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Helpful for Depression in PD - Medscape, 8/13/04
• New Convulsive Technique May Offer ECT Alternative - Psychiatric News, 6/4/04
• High-Frequency TMS May Benefit Patients With PTSD - Medscape, 2/12/04
• Scan Those Blues Away - Time, 1/12/04
• TMS Effective for Medication-Resistant Major Depression - Medscape, 10/17/03
• Plantar Heel Pain Not Significantly Improved with Static Bipolar Magnetic Insoles - Doctor's Guide, 9/17/03
• Magnet Therapy Effective for Chronic Pelvic Pain - New Hope Natural Media, 3/28/03 - "The authors point out that successful treatment depends on using magnets with proper intensity and polarity. In the studies that showed no benefit with magnets, the intensity of the magnets used was too weak to have any meaningful effect on the body"
• Minimize Pain with Magnets? - Dr. Weil, 3/25/03
• Magnetic Stimulation May Lift Some Depression - Clinical Psychiatry News, 3/03
• Higher Depression Relapse Risk With Gland Hyperactivity After Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation - Doctor's Guide, 3/7/03
• Alternative [magnetic seizure therapy] May Rival ECT for Depression - Clinical Psychiatry News, 11/02
• Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation For Major Depression Increases Cortical Excitability Without Impairing Cognition - Doctor's Guide, 9/6/02
• Magnetic Fields Increase Risk Of Brain Cancer - Doctor's Guide, 4/9/02
• Study Finds rTMS Comparable to ECT - Clinical Psychiatry News, 3/02
• Magnetic Stimulation May Be as Effective as Electroconvulsive Therapy for Severe Depression - Doctor's Guide, 1/30/02
• Magnetic Pulse Therapy Reduces Knee Osteoarthritis Pain - Doctor's Guide, 12/21/01
• Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Offers Antidepressant Effects - Doctor's Guide, 9/4/01 - Note: It doesn't mention cortisol but the following study it references does:
• The impact of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on pituitary hormone levels and cortisol in healthy subjects - J Affect Disord 2001 Sep;66(1):83-88, - "These changes, in particular the decrease of cortisol levels, might explain in part the efficacy of rTMS"
• Magnetic Stimulation Of Brain Shows Promise For Schizophrenia - Intelihealth, 3/24/00
• Magnet mania: Unusual therapy attracting serious research - CNN, 2/25/00
• Magnetic Fields Decrease Seizure Frequency In Some Patients - Doctor's Guide, 2/17/00
• Magnetic Stimulation May Be A Safe Alternative To Shock Therapy - Doctor's Guide, 10/12/99
• Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Shows Promise In Epilepsy - Doctor's Guide, 6/25/99
• Electromagnetic Stimulation Shows Promise For Treatment-Resistant Depression - Doctor's Guide, 5/17/99