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“It Sounds Like a Machine Gun, but It Can Pull People Out of Severe Depression”: How Do Electromagnetic Pulses Work?

It sounds like something out of a movie: electromagnetic pulses sent through your skull to cure a severe, persistent depression. Yet, so-called rTMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) has long ceased to be science fiction. In the Netherlands, the treatment has been reimbursed for years, and clinics are springing up everywhere. Why is Belgium lagging behind, how exactly does it work, and for whom is it a way out? Professor Chris Baeken, a psychi…

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It sounds like something out of a movie: electromagnetic pulses sent through your skull to cure a severe, persistent depression. Yet, so-called rTMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) has long ceased to be science fiction. In the Netherlands, the treatment has been reimbursed for years, and clinics are springing up everywhere. Why is Belgium lagging behind, how exactly does it work, and for whom is it a way out? Professor Chris Baeken, a psychi…

·Kobbegem, Belgium
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The Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INSSS) recommends improving access to transcranial magnetic stimulation in Quebec.

·Montreal, Canada
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Radio-Canada broke the news in Montreal, Canada on Sunday, June 14, 2026.
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