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Treatments
May 1, 2023
The Cognitive Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Community Settings
Harold Sackeims’ review in Neuropsychopharmacology, 32, 244-254 (2007) remains one of the best updates indicating that the cognitive effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) are not always benign. They followed 347 patie...
Treatments
December 12, 2022
Intermittent theta burst magnetic stimulation (iTBS) is FDA approved.
As reported in Psych. News:?The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the SAINT Neuromodulation System for the treatment of refractory depression in adults, Magnus Medical Inc. (the manufacturer of the product)?an...
Public Policy
March 24, 2014
Mental Health Care Parity Ruling Announced
In 2013 we described a speech given by Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy about the need for parity in care for people with mental illnesses. In late 2013, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued a final r...
Public Policy
December 11, 2013
Treatment Research Needs More Advocacy
Among the hundreds of posters, workshops, clinical perspectives, and symposia presented over five days at the 2013 meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), there were almost no posters or...
Treatments
July 8, 2013
One Doctor’s Protocol for the Treatment of Severe PTSD
Note: The following article discusses “off-label” treatments for the treatment of PTSD or traumatic brain injury, i.e. those which are not FDA-approved for these purposes. In some of these instances, there is no controlled...