Your views on Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can help treat difficult-to-treat depression.

Tim Nicholls, an Implementation Lead with Cumbria, Northumbria, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust (CNTW), would like to know your views on whether the current TMS service should be expanded so that it is available to more people experiencing depression. 

The views of people responding to this short survey will be communicated to the decision-makers in the CNTW so that they can take them into account when making their decision.

What is Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)?

TMS is a treatment for depression. 

It is safe and effective, with many people who have received the treatment experiencing an improvement in their experience of depression. 

It works by stimulating areas of the brain that regulate mood with magnetic pulses. This stimulation increases the activity of the brain, improving the symptoms of depression in the process. Usually, TMS is delivered daily, five days per week, for four to six weeks.