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Two Nova Scotia hospitals will soon offer TMS treatment for depression, PTSD and other mental health disorders
CBC
The QEII Foundation in Halifax said a donation of more than $400,000 from Bell’s Let’s Talk campaign allowed it to reach its goal of $759,000 to launch the new treatment program.
Dr. Michael Flynn, a psychiatrist at the Nova Scotia Hospital is quoted “”The key is it’s now accessible. You can have the best treatment, but if you can’t access it, it’s not being optimized.”
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Dr. Fidel Rogriguez of the Ninet Clinic at University of British Columbia and Dr. Jonathan Downar of the rTMS Clinic at UHN in Toronto speak to the effectiveness of an accelerated TMS protocol.
CTVNews
The pandemic has reduced access to ECT treatment for depressed patients as it is hospital based, require the use of sedation, and health care providers use of full PPE. In both Toronto and Vancouver accelerated TMS is proving to be effective for these patients, with significantly reduced side effects.