Deep TMS vs Standard TMS

Deep TMS ads pick their best number. Here's the fair comparison - measured the same way on both sides.

Depression results

Both measured on the PHQ-9 — a survey patients fill in themselves.

Improved a lot

Deep TMS 71.4%
Standard TMS at Inspire 85.4%

Symptoms largely gone

Deep TMS 44%
Standard TMS at Inspire 46.6%

Inspire: tracked in our own clinic (294 patients). Deep TMS: Brainsway's published study, same survey.

Quick translation - three words we use below

PHQ-9
A short, 9-question depression check-in you fill out yourself. One of the most common ways depression is measured.
Response
Your symptoms have improved a lot - you feel noticeably better than before.
Remission
Your symptoms are largely gone.

In 30 Seconds

The big "81.6%" Deep TMS number in ads comes from a mix of measurements - including ones scored by clinic staff, which tend to come out higher.

On the survey you fill out yourself (the PHQ-9), that same study found 71.4%.

On that same survey, our own tracked results are 85.4% - as good or better than Deep TMS.

Where the "81.6%" come from

Deep TMS ads usually point to one large study published by the company that makes the device. Across "any" measurement it used, it shows about 81.6% response and 65.3% remission.



The catch: the results looked best on measurements scored by clinic staff, and lower on the survey the patient fills out themselves. When the best-scoring number becomes the headline, it looks bigger than everyday clinic reality.

Same study, two different numbers

The same study scores lower on the survey you fill in yourself than on the scale used in ads.

Shown in ads
Survey fill in
Response
81.6%
→
71.4%
↓ 10 pts
Response
81.6%
→
71.4%
↓ 10 pts

Same patients, same study — only the scale changed.

Source: study published by Brainsway, the Deep TMS device maker.

Compare in the same way on both sides

A fair comparison uses the same measurement for everyone. Put both results on the PHQ-9 survey, and the picture is clear: our own tracked outcomes match or beat the published Deep TMS figures - without needing a deeper, broader coil and the extra side-effect risk that can come with it. We track every patient's scores in our clinic. Nothing here is a company projection.

Why we report on the survey you fill in

You fill it out yourself — it isn't scored by staff, so it reflects how you actually feel.
It's the everyday depression check that most clinics and insurers already use.
Using one consistent, self-filled survey is the only way to compare clinics fairly.

Deep TMS vs Standard TMS at Inspire

Deep TMS (Brainsway) Standard TMS at Inspire
Where the numbers come from Study published by the device maker Outcomes we track in our own clinic
Depression — improved a lot 71.4% 85.4%
Depression — symptoms largely gone 44% 46.6%
How many patients Large group across many clinics 294 patients
OCD — improved a lot 57.9% 70.8%
FDA-approved Yes (for depression, OCD) Yes (many types)
The coil (how the pulses reach the brain) Deeper, broader pulses Focused, targeted pulses

How to read these numbers


 These aren't from one trial testing both side by side. The Deep TMS figures come from published studies of that device; the Inspire figures are what we track across our own patients — so the groups, and the way improvement is counted, differ. The OCD comparison especially rests on a small Inspire sample (24 patients), so treat it as a helpful indicator, not a promise. Individual results vary.

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