Both Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) and MST rely on creating a therapeutic seizure, but do so in very different ways. In ECT, electrical current is passed between two electrodes placed on the surface of the person’s head, which allows for some electricity to pass through the skull and to the brain causing a therapeutic seizure. In MST, a pulsating magnetic field is created to pass through the skull and target a specific area of the brain, which then induces an electric current along the brain that causes a therapeutic seizure.

More research is needed at this point for further investigation in order to evaluate the effects of MST and establishing it as an effective tool for therapy.

More research is needed at this point for further investigation in order to evaluate the effects of MST and establishing it as an effective tool for therapy.

More research is needed at this point for further investigation in order to evaluate the effects of MST and establishing it as an effective tool for therapy.