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How do you manage expectations around response time and durability of benefit in patients starting TMS?

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Psychiatry · Sheppard Pratt Hospital

Re: response time, I tell patients it is typical to not notice a lot of change in the first few weeks. Sometimes the clinician will observe brightening of affect earlier, but the patient him/herself often does not notice a whole lot. I use the 'going to the gym' analogy... a few days will not yield ...

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