What Our Patients Say
Reviews confirm that TMS is an easily tolerated and effective method for treatment-resistant depression and OCD, with few, mild and short-lived side effects. Below are some reviews and testimonials from TMS patients, their loved ones and their providers. They can offer insight into whether TMS is right for your situation.
Active Path Mental Health – Patient outcomes
The data backs up the experience of our patients at Active Path.
- 79% of our patients showed a greater than 25% reduction in depression symptoms.
- 56% of our patients experience a 50% reduction in depression.
- 33% of our patients achieve remission and no longer experience depression symptoms.
- Out of 300+ patients, only 5% have discontinued treatment early.
Measuring the Outcomes of TMS
We can learn the effectiveness of TMS in treating depression and depressive symptoms by using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). The PHQ-9 is a question-based multipurpose instrument for diagnosing, monitoring, and measuring the severity of depression. It scores the frequency of each of the nine DSM-V criteria for depression within a range of 0 (“not at all”) to 3 (“nearly every day”).
The PHQ-9 is often used as a scientific metric for the effect of a treatment on patients with major depressive disorder. Improvement over time in depressive symptoms would be indicated by progressively lower scores on the PHQ-9.
Learn More
If you or a loved one is experiencing symptoms of depression and would like to learn more, try taking the Active Path Online PHQ-9 Test.