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How do you treat postpartum obsessive-compulsive disorder?

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Psychiatry · NeurostimTMS

The ideal treatment for women who are breastfeeding is transcranial magnetic stimulation. TMS has a 50% response rate for OCD, higher if treatment is extended past the typical course of 30-36 treatments. This is similar to the response rates reported for SSRI treatment of OCD. Most women with post-p...

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