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Anxiety is one of the most commonly occurring mental illnesses. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, over 40 million adults in the United States have experienced an anxiety disorder, such as Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Additional individuals experience Anxious Depression, in which they have anxiety symptoms in addition to a depression diagnosis.

   Finding Relief with TMS Pasadena

Everyone experiences anxiety symptoms differently and is further affected by unique experiences and biological factors. While many can find relief from anxiety symptoms through medication, therapy, or both, the complexity of this condition means that traditional treatments are not always fully effective. In this situation, you may seek out alternative treatments, such as TMS Pasadena procedures.

  What Is TMS?

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, or TMS, is an interventional treatment modality that can help individuals find relief from mental illness symptoms when other methods fail. While depression TMS Pasadena treatments are the more well-known use of the procedures, depending on the specific anxiety disorder you experience, it may be an ideal addition to your treatment plan.

  As a non-invasive treatment, the procedure involves the use of a magnetic field to safely regulate the neural activity of brain structures that are associated with mental illnesses. Advancements in the field have increased the success of the procedures. dTMS, the advancement of traditional rTMS, is capable of reaching deeper structures within the brain, often making the results more effective.

  Anxiety and Depression TMS Pasadena

At Pasadena Neuropsychiatry, we utilize BrainsWay dTMS treatments because they effectively, efficiently, and safely help our patients find relief from their symptoms of mental illness. If you have anxiety, it can help because the FDA has cleared these procedures to help individuals with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Anxious Depression. At this time, BrainsWay dTMS is the only system cleared to treat OCD in the United States.

   TMS Treatments in Pasadena

If you are interested in TMS procedures, please contact Pasadena Neuropsychiatry. Our

If you can not find relief from chronic pain through traditional treatments, your doctor may determine that you have “intractable” chronic pain. As this severe form of the condition is not easily relieved, you may be interested in finding alternative treatments; for some, ketamine Pasadena infusions are an effective choice.

   What to Know About Ketamine Pasadena Infusion Therapy

Ketamine is well-known for its effectiveness as an anesthetic and powerful pain reliever. Some physicians may prescribe ketamine infusion therapy to help patients struggling with intractable chronic pain. In addition to easing pain, ketamine has the added benefit of having few side effects; drowsiness is the most frequent side effect.

  As with many other treatments, ketamine infusions may not be the best choice for every patient. Due to the potential for drowsiness, the infusions must occur where medical professionals can monitor the patient. There is also the risk of developing a psychological addiction (similar to that of cannabis). Additionally, ketamine infusion therapy is often not covered by insurance.

  Alternatives for Ketamine Infusion Therapy

Because ketamine infusion therapy has both positive and negative aspects, you may be interested in alternative methods of relieving intractable chronic pain. In particular, due to its ability to directly stimulate the brain structures, you may wonder if Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (dTMS) procedures can help.

  At this time, the FDA has not cleared dTMS for treating chronic pain in the United States; as such, Brainsway TMS Pasadena procedures can not be prescribed to help with this. However, some countries have approved TMS therapy as an effective and safe treatment for chronic pain. As more research is conducted, there is a chance that the treatment could be approved in additional countries in the future.

   Interested in BrainsWay TMS Pasadena?

Although dTMS can not be used to treat chronic pain in the United States, these procedures can safely and effectively help patients in other ways. At Pasadena Neuropsychiatry, we utilize BrainsWay dTMS to help patients with Treatment-Resistant Depression, Anxious Depression, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. It can also help with smoking cessation.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD, is a mental illness managed through medications, psychotherapy, and, more recently, OCD TMS Pasadena treatments. Each case is different in terms of symptom severities, frequencies, and risk factors, so individuals require unique treatment plans. Because there are different potential contributing factors, you may wonder if OCD is genetic.

What Causes Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?

While the specific cause of OCD is unknown, the National Institute of Mental Health has shared possible risk factors, including genetics. While there is no single identified “OCD gene,” if an individual has a parent, sibling, or other first-degree relative with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, the individual is more likely to develop it themself.

Additional risk factors of an individual developing OCD are related to the brain’s structure and functioning. In particular, some imaging studies show that individuals with OCD have differences in the brain’s frontal cortex and subcortical structures. There are also some environmental risk factors, as some studies report a link between childhood trauma and the development of OCD symptoms.

OCD TMS Pasadena Treatments

While OCD symptoms are often managed with psychotherapy, medication, or both, these traditional methods are not always fully effective. For this reason, some people may seek out OCD TMS treatments, specifically dTMS, which can be used with or without medications.

Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, dTMS, involves the use of a magnetic field to effectively regulate the neural activity of brain structures associated with mental illnesses, such as OCD and depression. OCD and depression TMS Pasadena procedures are

non-invasive, safe, and require no anesthesia or recovery time.

At Pasadena Neuropsychiatry, we utilize BrainsWay dTMS procedures, the technology of which is capable of reaching the parts of the brain associated with OCD (the anterior cingulate cortex and medial prefrontal cortex). BrainsWay dTMS is the only TMS system that the FDA has approved to help patients manage their OCD symptoms.

OCD and Depression TMS Pasadena Treatments

rTMS and dTMS Pasadena are both evidence-based interventional treatment modalities that can help patients when other treatments have failed. These antidepressant alternatives are noninvasive through the use of handheld devices (for rTMS) and magnetic fields (for dTMS).

Both are clinically proven to be safe and effective.

  At Pasadena Neuropsychiatry, we treat many of our patients with BrainsWay dTMS, which the FDA has cleared to help individuals with treatment-resistant depression, anxious depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. It is also used to help with smoking cessation. At our clinic, we specialize in SAINT TMS Pasadena protocol, which is an evidence-based intervention for patients who experience acute suicidal ideation.

   rTMS and dTMS Pasadena with Medication

Depending on your health, symptoms, and the results of past depression treatments, TMS procedures and medication may both be incorporated into your mental healthcare plan. Data published by the Journal of Psychiatric Research found that taking medication while undergoing TMS procedures can increase the remission rates of patients with depression.

  The study found that the remission rate of individuals treating their depression with medication was 11%. The remission rate increased to 60% for individuals who had BrainsWay dTMS treatments in addition to taking medication. The study also compared the results of BrainsWay dTMS and the standard rTMS treatments when both were used with medication:

●       The response rate of individuals using medication with rTMS was 44%.

●       The response rate of individuals using medication with BrainsWay dTMS was 67%.

●       Individuals using medication with rTMS had a HAM-D17 reduction of 41%.

●       Individuals using medication with BrainsWay dTMS had a HAM-D17 reduction of 59%.

   Creating Your Ideal Mental Healthcare Plan

When treating any psychiatric diagnosis, including depression, your treatment plan must be created specifically for your mental health. At Pasadena Neuropsychiatry, we will partner with you and your other treatment team members (such as your primary care physician and specialists) to determine which interventional treatment modalities are best for you. This allows us to create a fully integrated mental healthcare plan.

Transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, is an interventional treatment that regulates the neural activity of structures in the brain. The standard version of this procedure, rTMS, has been available to the public since 2008 as a Pasadena depression treatment. Its advancement, deep TMS (or dTMS), can reach deeper structures of the brain that are associated with depression and other forms of mental illness.

  BrainsWay Deep TMS procedures are clinically proven to safely and effectively treat depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder. The FDA cleared BrainsWay dTMS as an OCD TMS Pasadena treatment in 2018. At this time, no other TMS system in the United States is cleared to treat OCD and its symptoms.

   Understanding OCD TMS Pasadena

As an interventional treatment modality, TMS procedures can help patients experience relief from symptoms when traditional methods have failed. For example, a patient may begin BrainsWay dTMS treatments if medication and cognitive-behavioral therapy (such as exposure and response prevention) did not effectively relieve their symptoms of OCD. Deep TMS procedures are also recommended because they are entirely non-invasive, do not require anesthesia, and the patient will not need time afterward to recover.

  BrainsWay dTMS is able to help patients who have OCD because the procedures involve an electromagnetic field that stimulates the deep areas of the brain that are associated with OCD; specifically, it can reach the anterior cingulate cortex and medial prefrontal cortex. The ability to directly stimulate and regulate these areas allow dTMS treatments to effectively alleviate the symptoms of OCD in many patients, as shown in peer-reviewed clinical studies.

   BrainsWay dTMS Treatments for OCD at Pasadena Neuropsychiatry

At Pasadena Neuropsychiatry, we believe that any psychiatric diagnosis should be treated with the same degree of attention as treatments and procedures for any other part of your body. We will coordinate with you and the other members of your treatment team to determine which interventional modalities are best for your overall healthcare plan and mental health in the long term.