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What is repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and how does it actually work? – The Conversation AU
In this week’s federal budget we heard how this non-drug treatment for depression will be available on Medicare for people who’ve not responded to antidepressants….
A line in this weeks federal budget allocating A$288.5 million to repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) therapy might pass most people by.
This is a brain stimulation technique thats been used to treat conditions such as depression for almost ten years in Australia, but which has not been funded through Medicare and so has had very limited availability.
Soon, it will be available on the Medicare Benefits Schedule for people with depression that hasnt responded to other treatments,…
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