Houston Man's Innovative Depression Treatment Breaks Cycle.

Ahmed Bayoumi, a neuroscientist, struggled to find an effective treatment for his depression for years before he found the Treatment-Resistant Depression Program at UTHealth Houston. Dr. Joao L. de Quevedo suggested transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a noninvasive form of brain stimulation in which magnetic energy is directed toward the part of the brain that is associated with depression. Those sessions, coupled with therapy and lifestyle changes, helped to alleviate Bayoumi’s symptoms.