TMS stands for transcranial magnetic stimulation. It's a procedure by which we use a magnet to deliver an electrical stimulation to the parts of the brain that have been associated with depression. A patient might be a good candidate for TMS if they have a current episode of major depression. So symptoms like low mood, troubled sleeping, low energy, hopeless thoughts, suicidal thoughts, and that this depression has been inadequately treated with antidepressant treatment, currently and in the past. It's on average about 37 minutes that the patient sits in the chair. But sometimes it could be a little bit shorter and sometimes it could be a little bit longer. The side effects are pretty minimal because we're able to deliver the treatment directly to the spot in the brain where we need it, unlike medications. But the most common things are headache and scalp pain, just from the location and the power from the magnet. If a patient is considering or interested in TMS, they can talk to their primary care doctor or to their psychiatrist about a referral. But we also accept referrals directly from patients by calling our TMS clinic.