Isn't 33% a typical spontaneous remission rate? On Oct 19, 2012, at 7:24 AM, Michael Britt wrote:
> I was just reading an article about TMS. The article, from Science Daily, > might make for a good exercise in critical thinking. Most of the article > describes how 3 people told an audience at Loyola University "how their lives > have been transformed" by the therapy. Later we learn that, "...treatment > reports from 41 TMS treatment centers show that about 33 percent of TMS > patients who previously had been treatment-resistant reported their > depression had significantly lessened or gone away completely". Doesn't > sound like the most rigorous research. Oh yes, and if you're interested in > more information, there's a number you can call. So is this a news article > or an advertisement? > > > Here's the link to the article: > > http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121015182426.htm > > > Any thoughts on the effectiveness of TMS? > > > Michael Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato pkbra...@hickorytech.net --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=21176 or send a blank email to leave-21176-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
