Depression Treatment

If you are struggling with severe depression, you are not alone.

Depression affects about 20 million adults in America each year. About one-third will not find relief from antidepressant medications and talk therapy.

If you are one of these people, we can help. UC San Diego Health's Interventional Psychiatry Clinic offers brain stimulation therapy, also known as neuromodulation, for adults ages 18 and older who have treatment-resistant depression.

Neuromodulation uses magnetic or electrical stimulation to regulate or normalize brain activity. Our clinic focuses on treating depression with an innovative and advanced form of brain stimulation, known as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). 

What Is Treatment-Resistant Depression?

Treatment-resistant depression is depression that is hard to treat. You likely have treatment-resistant depression if your medications are well managed but you have not responded sufficiently to at least two different antidepressants. TMS is currently only offered to patients with treatment-resistant depression.

Expert Mental Health Care

Our clinic is led by Zafiris "Jeff" Daskalakis, MD, PhD, an international expert in brain stimulation who oversees patient treatment protocols. Under his guidance, you receive the most effective and advanced TMS approaches for your depression. You won't find a higher level of expertise in brain stimulation therapies anywhere in the United States.