Treatment, Emotion, and Neuromodulation of Depression (TREND) Study

TBS, a next-gen form of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), requires shorter duration and frequency of stimulation and provides comparable clinical efficacy to traditional repetitive TMS for depression. Thus it is an appropriate technique for use with young adults with depression. TBS can be delivered safely and effectively on an accelerated schedule with two sessions/day. Based on an earlier (ongoing) study of TBS to dorsomedial prefrontal cortex, investigators will administer TBS to dmPFC over 2 weeks in young adults with depression. Addressing the behavioral aspects of anhedonia and reward processing, a subset of participants will also receive positive affect training. Magnetic resonance imaging will guide the personalized location of TBS and will be used to examine change in frontostriatal circuitry with TBS. This study has the potential to influence development of new treatments for depression and anhedonia, with possible mechanisms in frontostriatal brain function.