TMS New York City (NYC)

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in New York City

If you’re struggling with depression and medication hasn’t helped, it might be time to try something new. TMS has been FDA-approved for the treatment of depression since 2008, and it’s been proven effective in over 30 clinical studies.

Effective

The majority of patients experience relief within several weeks.

Lasting

Patients improve during treatment and continue to feel better after treatment is complete.

Non-invasive

TMS is an outpatient treatment that uses magnets the strength of an MRI placed on the head.

Virtually free of side effects

The most common side effect is headache, experienced briefly by some patients.

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Madison Avenue TMS & Psychiatry: Our Center in New York City

Becoming a depression therapy patient is easy, with our team providing support at every step to facilitate your recovery from depression. We work with the NeuroStar® Advanced Therapy technology to offer a six-week course of TMS treatment. Here is how TMS therapy NYC works:

1 Initial evaluation to determine eligibility for treatment

2 Insurance authorization or payment arrangement

3 Brain mapping to identify the exact point for stimulation

4 Thirty 20-minute TMS sessions over the course of six weeks

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Our Team is Here for You

Dr. David Woo’s team at Madison Avenue TMS & Psychiatry is empathetic, attentive, and dedicated to helping each of our patients in NYC. Our core values are to collaborate to provide excellent care while empowering patients through education and support.

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Depression and TMS in New York City

In a report published in 2018, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene found that approximately 9% of adults in New York City suffered from depression in 2016.* That’s almost 1 in 10 New Yorkers!

The same report also demonstrated that while depression occurred in men and women at the same rates, other factors like age, education, household income, employment status, insurance status, chronic disease diagnosis, and perceived safety were linked to the prevalence of depression.

The Majority of New Yorkers with Depression May Not Seek Treatment

One of the benefits of living in an urban area is the widespread availability and accessibility of services. Despite the fact that there are a broad range of treatments available for depression in New York, in 2016, 62% did not receive treatment for depression medication (including therapy, counseling, or TMS in New York City).₁ This could be due to any number of reasons - cost/insurance availability, feared side effects, inability to recognize one’s symptoms, an unwillingness to seek help, or many others. In TMS, New York City residents may find a clinically-effective, low-stress, and non-invasive treatment plan that’s often completely covered by insurance.

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*Source: Tuskeviciute R, Hoenig J, Norman C. Depression among New York City Adults. NYC Vital Signs 2018, 17(2); 1-4.

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Depression in Old Age: Unique Challenges of Depression in Seniors

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Patient Story: How TMS Changes Lives

May 21, 2021 Recently, a patient shared their story with us, and gave us permission to share it with you. Finding the right depression treatment can transform a person’s life, and for those patients who haven’t seen results with medication and talk therapy, TMS can be the solution they never thought ...

TMS for OCD: Is TMS Covered by Insurance for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?

May 21, 2021 Deep TMS (dTMS) is scientifically proven to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and was FDA-approved to treat OCD in 2018. (1,2,3) Madison Ave TMS & Psychiatry is proud to offer BrainsWay Deep TMS to patients diagnosed with OCD. As of May 2021, TMS for OCD is not yet covered by insur...

TMS in New York City (NYC)

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