Nearly five and a half years ago we set out to provide a new treatment option in mental health care for people with treatment resistant depression in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Our goal was to improve the lives of our patients through the use of TMS Therapy. Through collaboration with community providers, our dedicated team has provided quality care and given hope to many of our patients and... Source ..read more

TMS Effective and Safer than ECT Therapy in Treating Depression ECT therapy was once known as electric shock therapy (ETC). It is the oldest form of psychiatric therapy, having first been utilized in 1938 in Italy to treat various forms of mental illness. Used to treat serious mental health disorders, ECT therapy involves sedating the patient and then intentionally causing a seizure by using... Source ..read more

One would think that an illness that affects 17.3 million people and is closely correlated with suicidal ideation, drug use disorder, and drastic drops in productivity is taken very seriously. One would think that given the impact depression has on our lives, it would be our collective responsibility to identify and treat it in friends, family members, and all of society. But the reality is much... Source ..read more

Safe Passage each year. “The Hot Chocolate Run is a community celebration of Safe Passage, the Hampshire County organization addressing domestic violence. ” As of the posting of this update on Achieve TMS East’s website, this event has raised $805,439, with the goal set at $750,000. Thank you to everyone that participated! It is important for our team to support domestic violence awareness in our... Source ..read more

TMS: a Safe and Effective Treatment for Depression Nothing spells success like results, so when it comes to finding a depression treatment with a high success rate, the news should be shared far and wide. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is an alternative therapy for treating individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD) who have been deemed treatment-resistant. Source ..read more

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive treatment approved for major depressive disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder, particularly in patients who do not respond to first-line treatment methods (pharmacology and therapy). TMS has shown to be particularly effective for patients with treatment-resistant depression. Considering the treatment utilizes a device directing... Source ..read more

Andrew, our Business Development Manager attended the “Mental Health Matters 5k“ in Peabody MA. Thank you to Regulate Yours, Life Coaching and the other organizers for having us. #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth Let’s work together to #EndStigmaand let our friends and loved ones know they are # Source ..read more

STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE ASIAN, ASIAN AMERICAN, AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY At Achieve TMS East, we stand in solidarity with Asian, Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders in our community. Like so many others, we are greatly saddened by the acts of violence since the pandemic began and want you to know that you have our unwavering support. These recent tragic events show us that efforts to... Source ..read more

On Jan 11, 2021, Dr. Brian Smith, Chief Medical Officer for Achieve TMS East, was interviewed by Renee Dinino on her show “Community Access”. From the article: “Here is Renee’s interview with Dr. Brian Smith, Neurologist, and Chief Medical Officer for Achieve TMS East. He chats about the rise of depression cases during the pandemic and also about the services that Achieve provides to treat... Source ..read more

Treating Depression Through Deep TMS ‘Helmet’ Therapy First it was the Cymbalta. Oh, how much hope one has when leaving the doctor’s office with a potential lifesaving prescription in hand. After suffering in silence with serious depression, all hopes for relief are pinned to a drug that might just change life for the better. Until it doesn’t. Next came Zoloft and then Paxil... Source ..read more