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|Videos|June 10, 2021
Talking to Patients About Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Author(s)Abhijit Ramanujam, MD
What are the clinical benefits of TMS? How can you talk to your patients about this option?
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Abhijit Ramanujam, MD, introduces Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) as an option for treating your patients with hard-to-treat depression.
Dr Ramanujam is a practicing child and adolescent psychiatrist in Sacramento, California, and the Regional Medical Director of
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