2019 archive

Efficacy of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation using a figure-8-coil or an H1-Coil in treatment of major depressive disorder; A randomized clinical trial

Remission rate was significantly greater in HF-rTMS groups compared to the control. Main-analyses showed no difference in remission rate between H1-coil, and 8-coil group. Better response rate and reduction of depression severity was observed in H1-coil, then in 8-coil group, although H1-coil protocol uses a smaller number of pulses and has a shorter duration of […] Read more…

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3 Exciting Developments In Mental Health Care

2019 is off to a great start! New research and developments in psychiatric care help pave the way to enhanced treatment options for common mental illnesses. These advancements offer life-changing possibilities to those who need something more than standard protocol. Here’s a quick recap… Esketamine’s FDA Approval The FDA’s approval of esketamine (Spravato) nasal spray […] Read more…

Spotlight on Esketamine & Interventional Psychiatry

How do you help someone lost in darkness of deep depression? The loneliness, the emptiness-the hopelessness?             In the field of psychiatry, our first-line treatment usually consists of psychotherapy and medication. Most patients receive benefits and maintain improvement from these treatments. But, for the one-third of patients who are failed by traditional protocol, interventional psychiatry […] Read more…

Three Take-Away’s from the 2019 CTMS Conference to Keep an Eye On

The 2019 CTMS Conference in Vancouver BC was chalk-full of exciting conversations and take-away’s. Amanda Itzkoff, MD of NYC Psychiatry was excited to participate. Here are three exciting developments you may want to keep tabs on in the future: Combination of Ketamine & TMS as a Treatment for TRD There have been rumblings about using […] Read more…

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Women’s mental health: Understanding the Gender Gap

Times are changing.             The role of of women in the US has dramatically evolved over the years, yet, we haven’t come nearly as far as we would have hoped. We’ve all read, probably again and again, that as women have taken on more responsibilities outside of the home, they have not been able to […] Read more…

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