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The New Frontiers of Mental Health — Brain Stimulation, Rapid-Acting Tools for Depression, and More
January 6th, 2024
Dr. Nolan Williams: Psychedelics & Neurostimulation for Brain Rewiring
October 10, 2022
Editor Spotlight: Stanford Neuromodulation Therapy (SNT): A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
February 2, 2022
A promising new treatment for depression
November 7, 2021
A promising August 2020 AJP Editor Spotlight: Brain Stimulation Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression treatment for depression
Cutting Edge: Treating Depression Safely and Successfully
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The Power Of Psychedelic Therapy For Members Of The Military
February 7, 2024
Psychoactive drug ibogaine effectively treats traumatic brain injury in special ops military vets
January 5th, 2024 – By Sarah C.P. Williams
Psychedelic drug ibogaine shows preliminary promise for traumatic brain injury: Study
January 5th, 2024, by Angela Y. Zhang, MD
Researchers treat depression by reversing brain signals traveling the wrong way
May 15th, 2023, by Nina Bai
A new therapy with magnets is helping people with depression when nothing else works
July 7, 2022, by Sarah Jacoby
A Moonshot for Inner Space
January 11, 2022, by Patrick J. Kennedy
‘It Saved My Life’: Depression Treatment Is Turning Lives Around in Five Days
December 14th, 2021, by Lesley McClurg
SAINT: Hope for new treatment of depression
November 7th, 2021
Magnetic Brain Stimulation Helped Rid Him of Decades-Long Depression
October 29th, 2021, by Cara Murez
5-Day Brain Stimulation Treatment Highly Effective Against Depression, Stanford Researchers Find
October 29th, 2021, by Ed Cara
Experimental depression treatment is nearly 80% effective in controlled study
October 28th, 2021, by Mandy Erickson
Remarkable Improvement Rate Reported in Patients Who Received SAINT, an Experimental Non-Invasive Brain-Stimulation Treatment for Resistant Depression
With the help of BBRF grants, researchers are testing a new treatment for people with major depression who have not responded to existing treatments. The first report of its effectiveness is very encouraging. Nolan R. Williams, M.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University Medical Center, led a team that conducted a small, preliminary clinical test of a treatment protocol called the Stanford Accelerated Intelligent Neuromodulation Therapy (SAINT) for treatment-resistant depression.
June 18th, 2020
Stanford researchers devise treatment that relieved depression in 90% of participants in small study
Published April 6th, 2020, by Mandy Erickson
Ketamine May Ease Depression By Acting Like an Opioid, Study Suggests
August 29th, 2018, by Jamie Ducharne
Antidepressant ketamine might affect the brain like an opioid
August 29th, 2018, by Frankie Schembri
Ketamine, A Promising Depression Treatment, Seems To Act Like An Opioid
August 29th, 2018, by Jon Hamilton
What if Ketamine Actually Works Like an Opioid?
August 29th, 2018, by Matt Simon
Ketamine for depression may contribute to opioid dependence
August 29th, 2018, by Maria Cohut
Ketamine antidepressant could bring opioid-like addiction risks, study warns
August 29th, 2018, by Alex Matthews-King
Ketamine is emerging as a popular treatment for depression. New research suggests the drug acts like an opioid
August 29th, 2018, by Angelica LaVito
How Ketamine Treats Depression: It Acts Like an Opioid, Study Suggests
August 29th, 2018, by Rachael Rettner
Party Drug Ketamine Could Be Used to Treat Depression — But a New Study Says There’s a Risky Catch
August 29th, 2018, by Sy Mukherjee
Ketamine for Depression: How the Promising Antidepressant Drug Appears to Work like an Opioid
August 29th, 2018, by Kashmira Gander
Scientists May Have Unlocked the Secret of How Ketamine Treats Depression So Quickly
August 29th, 2018, by Ed Cara
Ketamine’s antidepressive effects tied to opioid system in brain, scientists say
August 29th, 2018, Stanford University Medical Center
Opioid system plays key role in ketamine’s antidepressant effects, Stanford study finds
August 29th, 2018, by Tracie White
Ketamine’s antidepressive effects tied to opioid system in brain
August 28th, 2018, by Kimber Price
Ketamine may be helpful in treating depression, study shows
August 28th, 2018, by Italo M. Brown
Also in the News
Intense magnetic stimulation could reduce severe depression, new study shows
Read Stanford Medicine’s SCOPE blog article about Dr. Williams’ pilot study on using accelerated TBS for treatment-resistant depression.
February 14th, 2018, by Tracie White
A New Psychiatry Subspecialty?
Read Medscape’s interview with Dr. Williams and others on the future of interventional psychiatry.
Medscape, May 30, 2013
