3 articles · Updated · Lost Coast Outpost · Aug 25
Summary
Humboldt Counseling Connection began TMS treatments on Aug. 25 with 16 patients in Eureka, while Arcata’s Center for New Growth plans to start Sept. 1 with about 6 patients.
30 short sessions over roughly 7 weeks had previously forced Humboldt patients to travel hundreds of miles for care, adding time off work and lodging costs that insurance typically would not cover.
FDA-approved TMS offers a noninvasive option for major depression, anxious depression and OCD, especially for patients who have not improved after multiple medications or cannot use alternatives such as ketamine.
About half of medication-resistant depression patients show a clinically meaningful response to TMS in studies, and roughly a third of those see symptoms fully remit.
The rollout targets a county with strained mental-health resources, roughly double California’s suicide rate and about 30% of adults reporting Adverse Childhood Experiences scores of 4 or higher.