Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression: Mismatch of Evidence and Insurance Coverage Policies in the United States


Author: Cory R Weissman1,2, Richard A Bermudes3, Jeffrey Voigt4, Conor Liston5, Nolan Williams6, Daniel M Blumberger7, Paul B Fitzgerald8, Zafiris J Daskalakis1

Affiliation: <sup>1</sup> Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California.

<sup>2</sup> Corresponding author: Cory R. Weissman, MD, Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92161 (cweissman@health.ucsd.edu).

<sup>3</sup> Mindful Health Solutions, San Francisco, California.

<sup>4</sup> Medical Device Consultants of Ridgewood, LLC, Ridgewood, New Jersey.

<sup>5</sup> Department of Psychiatry, Brain and Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.

<sup>6</sup> Stanford Brain Stimulation Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California.

<sup>7</sup> Temerty Centre for Therapeutic Brain Intervention, Campbell Family Research Institute, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and Department of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

<sup>8</sup> Australian National University School of Medicine and Psychology, Canberra, Australia.
Conference/Journal: J Clin Psychiatry
Date published: 2023 Apr 26
Other:
 Volume ID: 84   ,  Issue ID: 3   ,  Pages: 22com14575   ,  Special Notes: doi: 10.4088/JCP.22com14575.   ,  Word Count: 4  
    PMID: 37103918 DOI: 10.4088/JCP.22com14575