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Working as a TMS technician I have encountered this treatment not…

Working as a TMS technician I have encountered this treatment not being beneficial to one of my patients who have bipolar disorder. TMS is a great treatment for those who suffer from depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, etc. But this specific patient was manic. The psychologist, medical doctor, and psychiatrist encouraged the patient to try TMS in the hope that it will help him but it did not. I took care of the patient for the first week and automatically reported to the medical doctor that TMS was not a good fit for the patient. Pt was speaking very quickly, aggressive, and easily distracted and there was no change in behavior after one week of treatment. That being said, the patient was sent to be evaluated and was sent impatient due to verbal aggression and behavior. Since this facility is only outpatient we are not equipped to have employees become supervisors, we do not have security to help with episodes of aggression and we do not have the room to bring a patient in when these episodes happen. That being said, I do feel like the client is safe and was sent to Alexian brother’s behavioral for better and higher help than what our facility can offer. I knew this was a better choice for the patient because then they would have been spending money on a service that was not going to benefit them. 

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