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In Case You Missed It: Theta Burst Stimulation is Now FDA Approved
MagVenture, Inc: FDA Clears 3-Minute, Non-Pharmaceutical Depression TreatmentATLANTA, GA, Aug. 22, 2018 /CNW/ - For people suffering from severe depression, the road to remission just became a lot shorter: The treatment is known as Transcranial Magnetic...
How Ketamine Works to Alleviate Depression
I would like to explain a little how ketamine works. Many years ago, when I first heard of ketamine being used for depression, like many of you, I thought that it was a sham treatment, that all doctors were doing was getting people a high which didn't fix...
How to Use the H1 Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Coil for Conditions Other than Depression
“By positioning the left side of the coil close to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), the H1 coil was used in a multisite study, leading to FDA approval for treatment-resistant depression. In this same position, the H1 coil was also explored...
Theta Burst Stimulation Enhances Connectivity of the Dorsal Attention Network in Young Healthy Subjects: An Exploratory Study
Abstract We examined effects of theta burst stimulation (TBS) applied over two distinct cortical areas (the right inferior frontal gyrus and the left superior parietal lobule) on the Stroop task performance in 20 young healthy subjects. Neural...
Ketamine ameliorates depressive-like behaviors by tPA-mediated conversion of proBDNF to mBDNF in the hippocampus of stressed rats.
Highlights: • The new evidence of ketamine ameliorates the depressive-like behaviors in stressed rats. • proBDNF/mBDNF ratio provide novel perspectives and potential targets for the development of effective therapeutic intervention for depression. • The...
Ketamine for Parkinson’s? Clinical Trial in The Works
Published Friday 20 July 2018 By Maria Cohut Fact checked by Jasmin Collier The drug used to manage some of the most salient symptoms of Parkinson's disease is known to expose patients to more motor issues, as part of its side effects. Researchers suggest...
Ketamine infusion well-tolerated in small sample with mood disorders
Researchers observed no long-term adverse effects in a small sample of patients with severe and treatment-resistant mood disorders who received ketamine infusions as clinical treatment. Although the response and remission rates after a four-infusion...
Ketamine on CNN as Treatment for Suicidal Thoughts
Ketamine for Suicidal Thoughts Ketamine has recently been featured on CNN. This gives the story of Mr. Ferguson, a man who dealt with depression and suicidality for years. He gives a candid and powerful account of his positive experience with ketamine. You...
Cantera Psychiatry Joins the American Society of Ketamine Physicians
Good news! As of July 28, 2018, we are now a member of the American Society of Ketamine Physicians. They have some useful research articles about ketamine, like discussing the long-term benefits of ketamine.
Silverlining Psychiatry: TMS will soon become as mundane as pills
Dr. Dmitriy Sivtsov of Silverlining Psychiatry in La Jolla, California, had been running a successful psychiatric practice for 10 years, helping many patients to recover from their mental illnesses such as depression. However, a portion of his patients...