Blog & News Updates
Children’s Mental Health Week 2021
Let's talk about Children's and young people's mental health Children’s mental health week launched by Place2Be is from the 1st to the 7th of...
Focus on: Men’s Mental Health – part 1
We take a closer look at men's mental health Part 1 - signs and symptoms of depression in men Although symptoms of depression can vary from person...
UK TMS Clinics OPEN During Lockdown
Following yesterday's announcement which put the UK into national lockdown, we wanted to reassure patients that our TMS clinics will remain open...
Sam’s story – ‘TMS saved my life!’
The third in our series of patient stories, looking back over the last five years, is from Sam. He was treated at our Dublin clinic and recently shared his experience of TMS treatment in the Belfast Telegraph. The first time I can remember there being a problem was when I was in primary seven. I […]
Patient story
Last week we shared Andy’s* story about his experience with TMS treatment as part of our reflection from our fifth birthday this month. Today, we hear from John* who was treated for major depression and anxiety. *Not real name A very professional and friendly team at Smart TMS. Before trying TMS I had tried numerous […]
It’s our fifth birthday!
Patient experience, That’s Life magazine
Bristol patient shares her experience of TMS treatment in That’s Life magazine. Jan from Bristol recently shared her story about her experience with TMS treatment for a feature in That’s Life magazine. In the interview, Jan said; Feeling tired and depressed, another day passed and I still couldn’t leave by bed. I’d felt like this […]
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
What is Seasonal Affective Disorder? Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a form of depression which occurs seasonally – at particular times of year. It is often colloquially referred to as winter depression or the winter blues, as it is usually associated with the seasons of autumn and winter, and with the transition to shorter days […]
Clinics OPEN During November Lockdown
Following the recent announcement by the government about the new national lockdown, we wanted to reassure patients that our clinics will remain...
Impact of coronavirus on mental health and addiction
World Mental Health Day 10th October
Methods for targeting specific areas of the brain
Methods for targeting specific areas of the brain for the treatment of depression using TMS Image source: https://www.brainstimjrnl.com/article/S1935-861X(20)30014-0/fulltext There are two common methods used for targeting the right area of the brain when treating patients with depression using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). TMS treatment for depression focuses on targeting the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC). […]
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NEW Mental Health Support Helpline Service
Mental health experts Smart TMS have launched a Mental Health Support Helpline to provide online assistance with expert advice and guidance for...
New research: Incidence of side effects in patients receiving rTMS
Our Bristol based Practitioner, Harpreet Singh (known as Vinny), with support from our Medical Director Dr Leigh Neal, has produced an academic poster for the Clinical TMS Society’s virtual poster session 2020 looking at the incidence of side effects in patients receiving repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). The results are based on 115 daily logs […]