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If you experience depression, but you do not respond to antidepressant medications or if you experience medication side effects, then Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation therapy may be right for you. Please, call us (361) 582-5678 if you have any other questions or if you would like to schedule a Psychiatric Consultation with Dr. Bouras. Read the latest news about this cutting-edge depression treatment.

VTMSC in the News

7/25/2011, Dr. Bouras completed a visiting Fellowship in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation from Duke University School of Medicine

9/15/2010, Victoria Advocate, Victoria, TX - Victoria woman becomes first successful patient at only TMS center South of Interstate 10 Our very first patient at Victoria TMS Center, Rebecca Johnson talks about how TMS Therapy has turned her and her family's lives around, without having medication side effects. She reports "I'm more like who I should be." Read more and watch Video

7/28/2010, KAVU 25, Victoria - New Technology for Depression - Dr. Bouras discusses with Steve Broussard from KAVU, Community Crossroads, about depression and TMS Therapy. Watch Video

3/24/2010, Victoria Advocate, Victoria, TX - Treating depression a new way

TMS National News

2/2/11, PBS NOVA ScienceNow - Magnetic Mind Control Correspondent Mo Rocca explains how Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, or TMS, is now being used not only to explore brain functions but also to treat mental depression, with surprisingly powerful results.

10/1/10, Reuters - New Depression Guidelines Favor Tailored Treatment ...the recommendations also added newer treatments, including transcranial magnetic stimulation, which uses highly focused, pulsed magnetic fields to restore function to stimulate brain regions linked with depression...

11/2/2010, AARP Bulletin - Health Discovery, Magnetic Pulse Therapy Helps Major Depression

4/23/2010, O, The Oprah Magazine - Are There Faster, More Effective Ways to Treat Depression?

8/3/2009, LA Times - Treating depression can be hit or miss

7/30/2009, U.S. News and World Report – Mark George: Treating Depression With an Electromagnet

7/15/2009, U.S. News and World Report – Brain Stimulation: Can Magnetic or Electrical Pulses Help You?

7/15/2009, U.S. News and World Report – Brain Stimulation: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

5/19/2009, Behavioral Healthcare - NeuroStar TMS Therapy Improves Cognition in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder

4/13/2009, Los Angeles Times - Beyond Antidepressants: There are Other Treatments

11/11/2008, Washington Post - Magnetic Relief For Depression?

10/28/2008, New York Post - Stimulating Happiness

10/21/2008, The Wall Street Journal - A New Approach to Treating Intractable Cases of Depression

10/13/2008, U.S. News and World Report - NeuroStar Depression Therapy Cleared: Targets nerve cells with magnetic pulses

10/11/2008, Medical News Today - When Nothing Else Works: Therapy Approved By FDA For Treatment-resistant Depression

Patient News Stories

9/24/2010, WTNH 8, Hartford - Dealing with Depression Martha Rhodes talks about how she has been struggling with depression since her teenage years, feeling better only after receiving TMS Therapy; "t's a dark feeling," Rhodes said. "It's when you wake up every morning and you think I wish I wasn't here. It's where you don't care about your life." Watch Video

6/2/2010, WHDH, Boston - 7 Healthcast: TMS Depression - Alyssa Perpper has been "dealing with depression most of (her) life." So, "Alyssa turned to McLean Hospital in Belmont and a relatively new treatment called, TMS, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation..." Watch Video

5/26/2010, KTLA, Los Angeles - Breakthrough Treatment For Depression Sufferers

4/22/2010, ABC 4, Salt Lake City - New magnetic therapy brings hope to those with depression

4/6/2010, WBZ 38, Boston - New Therapy Offers Hope to Depression Patients

3/18/2010, WCBS 2, New York - HealthWatch: Depression Magnet

1/12/2010, ABC 7, San Francisco – Helmet therapy provides treatment for depression

10/27/2009, The 33 News on The CW – Hope for the Depressed: Space Age Therapy

10/14/2009, NBC DFW – Procedure Treats Depression When Medication Doesn't

9/10/2009, Decatur Herald-Review – Magnetic Healing

9/4/2009, ABC 7, Los Angeles – Magnetic Treatment Helps Fight Depression

8/25/2009, WECT-6, Wilmington - Lifewatch: TMS

7/22/2009, WGN-TV, Chicago - TMS Depression Treatment

7/10/2009, NBC-2 News - Magnets used to treat depression in Fort Myers