Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) – Now Approved for OCD

• By: Adam Shapiro, MD Westchester Medical Center
• October 1st, 2018
• depression treatment, neurostimulation therapy, ocd treatment, psychiatric research, theta burst stimulation, transcranial magnetic stimulation, VA studies
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The last few months have seen major advancements of TMS in the treatment of psychiatric illness. In August TMS was approved by the FDA for the treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, a third indication after depression in 2008 and migraine with aura in 2013 (this approval was broadened in...

What’s New and Promising from the New York State Office of Mental Health Psychiatric Research Institutes

• By: Ann M. Sullivan, MD New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH)
• July 1st, 2018
• anxiety disorders, brain imaging, evidence-based treatment, mental health disorders, neurobiology, psychiatric research, schizophrenia, substance use disorders
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The NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH) operates two institutes, making our psychiatric research enterprise among the largest in the country. We are proud of the work underway at the institutes, knowing that their continued clinical advances will improve the lives of New Yorkers, as well as people...

We Need to Do More Than Just Talk About Mental Illness

• By: Dr. Herbert Pardes
• July 1st, 2018
• access to care, mental health crisis, mental health parity, mental illness stigma, psychiatric research, public policy, substance use disorders, suicide prevention
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Reprinted from The Hill There was a time when no one talked about mental illness. But, today, every tragic shooting is accompanied by calls for greater access to mental health treatment. The wheels of legislation turn slowly, but mental illness is a public health crisis that requires immediate...