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Accelerated TMS hints at benefit for methamphetamine use disorder with depression

October 12, 2026

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Why it matters

An accelerated course of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation hinted at potential to treat co-existing methamphetamine use disorder and depression in a small feasibility trial.

Clinical relevance

The data are early and from a small feasibility trial, so larger studies are needed.

Who should care

Psychiatry
Research Breakthroughs

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Original source summary

(MedPage Today) -- An accelerated course of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) hinted at the potential to treat co-existing methamphetamine use disorder and depression, early data from a small feasibility trial suggested. The protocol...

Verbatim from MedPage Today's own feed — "Meth Use Disorder May Benefit From Accelerated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation"

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