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PTSD RESEARCH GETS BOOST WITH $ 1.44 MILLION GRANT
A Florida State University team investigating how to use brain stimulation technology to treat psychiatric conditions has been awarded a $ 1.44 million grant from the U . S . Department of Defense to further its research , particularly as it relates to the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder .
Transcranial magnetic stimulation ( TMS ) is a medical procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain . An electromagnetic coil is placed against the scalp and creates magnetic pulses that reach the brain surface . Its use has been approved by the U . S . Food and Drug Administration for treatment-resistant depression , obsessive compulsive disorder , anxious depression , migraines and to assist with smoking cessation . But Dr . Andrew Kozel has been looking at how it can be further applied to treat other conditions .
“ Depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ( PTSD ) share some overlapping symptoms and patients often suffer from both conditions ,” said Kozel , director of the FSU Neuromodulation Lab , which is part of the College of Medicine , as well as the Mina Jo Powell Endowed Chair in Neurological Sciences at the college . “ TMS is a promising potential therapy for PTSD , and the technology developed in this project will help advance research and clinical practice for PTSD , depression and other brain-based disorders .”
Kozel ’ s study focuses on the personalization of TMS treatment in an effort to significantly improve clinical outcomes .
By Audrey Post FSU College of Medicine
FSU Neuromodulation Lab team members working on research funded by the U . S . Department of Defense , from left , Co-Director Kevin Johnson , Ph . D .; Research Assistant Megan Senda ; and Professor F . Andrew Kozel , M . D . To Dr . Kozel ’ s right are staff members of the FSU Neuromodulation™ clinical practice , Medical Assistant Mariah Jensen , CCMA , and Office Manager Catherine Moore .
Photo by FSU College of Medicine Creative Services
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