Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Clinical Applications for Psychiatric Practice

Edited by clinicians who were involved with transcranial magnetic stimulation
(TMS) from the beginning, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Clinical
Applications for Psychiatric Practice offers everything the mental health
practitioner needs to know about this innovative and well-established treatment.
It is increasingly clear that different combinations of biological,
neurobehavioral, and symptomatic factors contribute to the problem of "treatment
resistance" in psychiatric disorders. Fortunately, a number of neuromodulation
approaches, including TMS, are providing more options for clinicians to combat
psychiatric problems. However, guidance about how to identify patients who are
good candidates for TMS and how to comanage them during treatment is scarce
because instruction on this modality has yet to be integrated into most
psychiatry residencies. Thus, this text fills a great need, providing clinicians
with an evidence-based foundation for the efficacy and safety of
TMS.

Despite the rapid growth of this innovative option, many
practitioners are unclear about how best to utilize TMS. The book addresses
these clinical concerns systematically and thoroughly:

Clinical
vignettes illustrate how to identify appropriate patients for referral to a TMS
clinician. Discussions of treatment resistance, psychiatric and medical
comorbidities, and preparation of the patient for TMS are included. Because TMS
is likely to be used concurrently with other treatments, the book explains how
to best integrate this modality with psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, and other
forms of neuromodulation to improve outcomes. In-depth coverage is provided on
how to coordinate efforts between the primary treatment and TMS teams to assure
the best outcomes during acute, continuation, and maintenance treatment.
Chapters provide a review of topic-specific literature, as well as clinical
vignettes that highlight how to integrate TMS into patient care. Key clinical
points summarize the optimal clinical application of TMS for the general mental
health provider. The evolving nature of TMS research, such as the ongoing
development of this and related technologies, as well as its expanding use as a
potential treatment for other clinical neuropsychiatric conditions, is also
addressed.

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Clinical Applications for
Psychiatric Practice guides the general psychiatrist and mental health clinician
on how to integrate this treatment modality into their practice by presenting an
update on the current clinical role of TMS and a road map to its potential
future.