Jonathan Downar, MD, PhD

Repetitive magnetic transcranial stimulation (rTMS) has been established as an efficacious treatment for MDD. This meta-analysis looked at its effects on suicidal ideation in depressed patients across the lifespan.

Magnetic seizure therapy (MST) has shown promise as an alternative to electroconvulsive therapy for acute treatment-resistant depression (TRD). This study examines the efficacy of MST as a continuation treatment...

Antidepressant medications are often prescribed with little certainty about their potential effectiveness in individual patients. Can early symptom reduction help predict later symptomatic and functional outcomes of antidepressant treatment?...

Read a study on the effects of rTMS on suicidal ideation in patients with treatment-resistant major depression (TRD).