Accelerated Image-Guided Robotically Delivered Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Combat PTSD

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. a documented diagnostic history of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder or a psychiatric hospitalization in the last 12 months
• •2. significant cognitive impairment determined by inability to comprehend screening assessment
• •3. psychiatric problems and/or high suicide risk warranting immediate intervention, as assessed with the PHQ-9 (Item #9)
• •4. currently meeting a psychiatric diagnosis of alcohol and/or substance abuse that would prevent the participant from engaging in therapy
• •5. any history or signs of serious medical or neurological illness including seizure disorders
• •6. history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) with loss of consciousness for 20 minutes or more
• •7. females will be excluded if they are pregnant
• •8. any history or signs of metal objects deemed unsafe for MRI or that may adversely affect image quality of the brain region (e.g. surgical clips, cardiac pacemakers, metal implants, etc.) in the body at the time of screening.