Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Depression: One-Year Durability of Response and Remission

David L. Dunner, MD, FACPsych

Following an acute treatment trial of TMS for depression with response and remission rates of 58% and 37.1%, respectively, a follow-up trial of the same sample found that over half of responders and 70% of remitters maintained symptomatic improvement after 1 year.

Antidepressant Monotherapy for Bipolar Depression & Risk of Mania

Mikael Landén, MD, PhD

Although most researchers have agreed that the phenomenon of antidepressant-induced switching to mania is real, some have argued that it could be independent of any antidepressant treatment. This study found, however, that the incidence of mania was greater during periods of antidepressant monotherapy.

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