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Category: TMS therapy

How Treatment-Resistant Depression Is Diagnosed: The Two-Failed-Trials Standard, Explained

A patient-facing clinical guide to the FDA/EMA two-failed-trials standard for diagnosing treatment-resistant depression — what counts as an adequate trial, why pseudoresistance must be ruled out first, and what comes next. By Nefretiri Abat, PMHNP-BC,

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What Is Treatment-Resistant Depression? A Clinician’s Guide to TRD

A 2026 clinical guide to treatment-resistant depression: definitions, pseudoresistance workup, evidence-based treatments including SPRAVATO monotherapy, SAINT, and a 10-step management algorithm. By Nefretiri Abat, PMHNP-BC, JD.

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Intrusive Thoughts and Brain Circuits: The Neuroscience of OCD (and How It’s Treated)

OCD isn’t a matter of willpower or personality — it’s a pattern in specific brain circuits, and understanding that pattern helps explain why the evidence-based treatments work. The loop behind the symptoms Researchers consistently implicate

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Psychedelic Microdosing vs TMS for Depression

Microdosing versus TMS for depression People with severe depression sometimes ask how psychedelic microdosing compares with TMS. The two are not equivalent. TMS is FDA-cleared for major depressive disorder. Psychedelic microdosing is not an approved

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TMS for OCD: What It Is, and Your OCD Treatment Options at Exxceed

If you’ve searched “TMS for OCD,” here’s the honest, useful version — what the treatment actually is, and how to get evidence-based OCD care whether or not TMS is the right path for you. “TMS

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TMS for Chronic and Neuropathic Pain: What the Evidence Shows

Is TMS approved for chronic or neuropathic pain? Repetitive TMS is not FDA-cleared for chronic or neuropathic pain. TMS is FDA-cleared for major depressive disorder, as an adjunct for OCD, and to reduce anxiety symptoms

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TMS and Long COVID Symptoms: What the Research Shows

Is TMS a treatment for Long COVID? No. TMS is not FDA-cleared for Long COVID or for its neurological symptoms. TMS is FDA-cleared for major depressive disorder, as an adjunct for OCD, and to reduce

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TMS for PTSD and Anxiety: What the Evidence Shows

Is TMS approved for PTSD and anxiety? No. TMS is not FDA-cleared for PTSD or for anxiety disorders on their own. TMS is FDA-cleared for major depressive disorder, as an adjunct for OCD, and to

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Does Kaiser Cover TMS? A California Guide to Coverage, Referrals & Access

Exxceed Wellness is not in network with Kaiser Permanente. Kaiser Permanente members can still be seen at our Hayward clinic on a self-pay basis, and we can provide a superbill to submit for possible out-of-network

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