Professional Research

This page is for mental health professionals including psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health nurses and allied health clinicians who are interested in research surrounding transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment, TMS or otherwise commonly referred to as rTMS.

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What Are the Different Types of Depression? A Complete Guide to Relief

Table of Contents Toggle 1. Major depressive disorder (MDD)2. Persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia)3. Melancholic depression4. Psychotic depression5. Bipolar depression6. Seasonal affective disorder (seasonal pattern depression)7. Antenatal and postnatal (perinatal) depressionAssessment and treatment optionsTreating depression –...
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Who is TMS suitable for?

When Therapy Isn’t Enough: Exploring the Benefits of TMS for Stubborn Depression

Table of Contents Toggle When therapy hits a wallWhat is TMS therapy and what happens during it?What benefits are realistic to expect?Safety, side effects, and Australian accessFrequently Asked Questions1. What is treatment-resistant depression, and when...
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Parents playing video games at home during TMS treatment for depression

Gaming for Good: Meet the First FDA-Approved Video Games for Depression

Table of Contents Toggle “Approved”, “cleared”, and why the wording mattersMeet Rejoyn: a prescription app built around play-like tasksWhat the evidence looks like (and what it doesn’t)Why games for depression might appeal, and where caution...
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Relative effectiveness of antidepressant treatments in treating TRD

Relative effectiveness of antidepressant treatments in treatment-resistant depression: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Acknowledgement to the authors: Johan Saelens, Christoph Kraus, Anna Gramser, Victoria Watzal, Carlos A. Zarate Jr, Rupert...
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rTMS depression

Regulatory Clearance nd Approval of Therapeutic Protocols of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Psychiatric Disorders by Goncalo Cotovio, Fabiana Ventura, Daniel Rodrigues da Silva, Patricia Pereira, Albino J. Oliveira-Maia, Date: 2023 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/13/7/1029 When pulses are applied...
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Evidence-based guidelines on the therapeutic use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS): An update (2014–2018)

Evidence-based guidelines on the therapeutic use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS): An update (2014–2018) Acknowledgement to the authors: Jean-Pascal Lefaucheur, André Aleman, Chris Baeken, David H. Benninger, Jérôme Brunelin, Vincenzo Di Lazzaro, Saša R....
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Effect of high frequency versus theta-burst repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on suicidality in patients with treatment-resistant depression

Effect of high frequency versus theta-­ burst repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on suicidality in patients with treatment-­ resistant depression Acknowledgement to authors: Shobha Mehta, Jonathan Downar, Benoit H. Mulsant, Daphne Voineskos, Zafiris J. Daskalakis, Cory R. Weissman, Fidel...
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Effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on anxiety symptoms in patients with major depression: An analysis from the THREE‐D trial

Effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on anxiety symptoms in patients with major depression: An analysis from the THREE‐D trial Acknowledgement to the authors: Alisson P. Trevizol, Jonathan Downar, Fidel Vila‐Rodriguez, Gerasimos Konstantinou, Zafiris J....
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Efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) adjunctive therapy for major depressive disorder (MDD) after 2 antidepressant treatment failures

Efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) adjunctive therapy for major depressive disorder (MDD) after two antidepressant treatment failures: meta-analysis of randomized sham-controlled trials Acknowledgement to the authors: Robert Gyorgy Vida, Eszter Saghy, Richard Bella,...
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What Are the Different Types of Depression? A Complete Guide to Relief
February 24, 2026
When Therapy Isn’t Enough: Exploring the Benefits of TMS for Stubborn Depression
January 23, 2026
Gaming for Good: Meet the First FDA-Approved Video Games for Depression
December 17, 2025
Relative effectiveness of antidepressant treatments in treating TRD
March 5, 2025
rTMS depression
March 13, 2024
Evidence-based guidelines on the therapeutic use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS): An update (2014–2018)
September 14, 2023
Effect of high frequency versus theta-burst repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on suicidality in patients with treatment-resistant depression
September 8, 2023
Effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on anxiety symptoms in patients with major depression: An analysis from the THREE‐D trial
September 8, 2023
Efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) adjunctive therapy for major depressive disorder (MDD) after 2 antidepressant treatment failures
September 8, 2023
rTMS and application for OCD
February 15, 2019
The Clinical TMS Society Consensus Review and Treatment Recommendations for TMS Therapy
February 15, 2019
RANZCP Clinical Practice Guidelines for Mood Disorders
February 15, 2019
Effectiveness of theta burst versus high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with depression
February 15, 2019
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of depression
February 15, 2019
TMS Australia. A safety guide for psychiatrists.
May 7, 2018
TMS Social Consensus Review and Treatment for TMS Therapy
May 18, 2016
A multisite, naturalistic, observational study of TMS for patients with pharmacoresistant major depressive disorder – 2014
March 14, 2015
The expanding evidence base for rTMS treatment of depression – 2014
March 6, 2015
TMS for treating depression in elderly patients – 2013
March 6, 2015
Daily Left Prefrontal rTMS in the acute treatment of major depression – 2009
March 6, 2015