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Insights and information about mental health treatments and psychiatric care.
Watertown, New York: Where Military Service, Rural Need, and Psychiatric Care Converged
Reflections on four years at the intersection of military psychiatry, rural mental health, and medical education
From 2013 to 2017, I served as Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and Medical Director at Samaritan Medical Center — a crossroads of military service, rural need, and the quiet struggles of families far from major medical centers.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
A Safe, Non-Medication Treatment for Depression and Mood Disorders
TMS is an FDA-cleared, noninvasive therapy that uses gentle magnetic pulses to stimulate specific brain regions involved in mood regulation.
What Is Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)?
A Highly Effective, Medically Supervised Treatment for Severe Depression
ECT is a well-established, FDA-regulated medical treatment used to treat severe, treatment-resistant, or life-threatening psychiatric conditions, most commonly major depression.