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HOPE-TMS®
HOPE-TMS® is Acacia's specialized accelerated TMS with genuine neuro-navigation. The targets are chosen and specifically calculated from your functional MRI scan.
5 Days
Achieve rapid relief for depression, anxiety and other personalized targets with accelerated TMS
77%
Response Rate
Personalized
Your specific brain is used to calculate and choose targets; it’s not done by generic modeling or computers. The smartest doctors are on your care.
HOPE-TMS® stands for Holistic, Optimized, Personalized, Expedited TMS.
Holistic
We pair the best of the best TMS protocols with a mode of psychotherapy, TEAM-CBT, that itself combines psychology best-practices to give our patients the best and most lasting results.
Optimized
TMS parameters we use are the result of decades of optimization by many research groups. We use the same machines as in the research studies.
Personalized
With HOPE-TMS®, you get a functional MRI (or fMRI) with personalized targeting by one of the world leaders in this field, Dr. Shan Siddiqi. This is genuine and true neuronavigation to a personalized target that is unique to you. Our therapists also design a treatment course that is customized to you and your challenges.
Expedited
HOPE-TMS® is modeled similarly to SAINT or SNT TMS spanning 5 days with 50 stimulation sessions. You can start to feel relief from your symptoms in as little as 5 days! Acacia also values getting you the treatment fast. You should expect to receive responses within 1 business day of inquiry and see a TMS provider in as little as 3 days. Our therapy also values efficiency; we do not offer long-term therapy and expect you can make true progress within 10 sessions.
"We want depression to improve, but we don't want to leave people simply un-depressed. We want them to flourish."
— Dr. David Carreon
Accelerated TMS is safe and more effective than psychotherapy and medication.
77%
Response rate of patients with treatment-resistant mental illness who recieved HOPE TMS therapy*
20,000+
Accelerated TMS Treatment Sessions
3 years to date*
HOPE -TMS®
Acacia created a specialized program that isn’t offered anywhere else — HOPE-TMS®. Our program combines the accelerated 5-day TMS treatment process with high-impact, evidence-based psychotherapy. The timing is critical to make lasting change that can transform your life.
CEO / Medical Director
Dr. Carreon
“TMS increases neuroplasticity — the ability of the brain to make changes that stick. This means we have a golden window after TMS that allows us to make changes to beliefs, values, and behaviors…We’ve seen people who struggled to progress in therapy for years make great strides in the 8-10 session course following TMS.”
Strategic & Personalized Care
Acacia administers TMS therapy differently. With HOPE -TMS℠, we look at a patient’s advanced brain image (a functional MRI) to identify target areas for the best results — even remission.
Other TMS clinics may claim to use “neuronavigation,” but often clinicians rely on generalized brain models. Our process requires an additional scan that may uncover other underactive areas of the brain vital to the treatment’s success.
TREATED CONDITIONS
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Major depression is associated with altered brain activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex among other deeper brain structures. The left DLPFC region is often used as a target for TMS treatment. Using specialized brain scans called functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), left DLPFC treatment targets can be personalized to an individual’s specific brain activity and connectivity.
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Anxiety has been shown to be associated with altered brain activity in a distinct brain circuit from depression based on data-driven approaches for identifying symptom specific targets.
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OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) symptoms have been linked to altered brain activity in several brain regions. This includes increased brain activity in cortico-striatal brain regions and the orbitofrontal cortex. Research has also shown that connections between the OFC and other brain regions are altered in individuals with OCD making it one brain target of interest.
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PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) symptoms may be treated with stimulation targeting the DLPFC. Several RCT’s have shown a benefit of right DLPFC of stimulation with strong effects. Other studies have also shown a benefit of left DLPFC stimulation for individuals with PTSD. Relevant systematic review and meta-analysis:
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Bipolar depression symptoms may be treated with stimulation targeting the left DLPFC, similar to major depression. It may involve stimulation to the right DLPFC in addition to or instead of left DLPFC stimulation.
Brain Targeting Specialist
Dr. Shan Siddiqi
Depression brain targets are calculated by Dr. Shan Siddiqi, a leading neuroscientist and Harvard faculty member. Dr. Shan Siddiqi looks at a patient's advanced brain image (functional MRI) and finds the place most likely to make a difference. Acacia’s research has shown the target areas can be quite different than the areas typically treated when using generalized brain models as a guide.
Media
MAY 16, 2023 — ABC7
Clinical Trial Underway Locally for Potential Breakthrough with Major Depressive Disorder
Brandon Bentzley, M.D., Ph.D., co-founder, CSO, Magnus Medical speaks with ABC7 Bay Area News about SAINT™ treatment for major depression.
NOVEMBER 7, 2021 — CBS SUNDAY MORNING
A Promising New Treatment for Depression
Depression remains the leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting almost 300 million people, half of whom can't find lasting relief from drugs or therapy. But a new experimental treatment using a fast-acting approach with targeted magnetic stimulation, called SAINT (Stanford Accelerated Intelligent Neuromodulation Therapy), has achieved significant success in trials. Correspondent Lee Cowan reports.
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