"Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Psychiatric Disorders"

Paul E Holtzheimer, MD, MS
Professor of Psychiatry
Professor of Surgery
Deputy Director for Research, National Center for PTSD
Staff Physician, White River Junction VAMC
Staff Physician, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Institute

Objectives
The activity is designed to help the learner
- Describe what transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is and how it may potentially work.
- Understand the data supporting TMS as a treatment for depression.
- Assess the potential for TMS as a treatment for other psychiatric conditions, such as posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and addiction.
This talk is sponsored by the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. This educational activity received no commercial support.