Select Publications
Stanford Neuromodulation Therapy (SNT): A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Eleanor J. Cole, Ph.D., Angela L. Phillips, Ph.D., Brandon S. Bentzley, M.D., Ph.D., Katy H. Stimpson, B.S., Romina Nejad, M.S., Fahim Barmak, M.D., Clive Veerapal, B.S., Naushaba Khan, B.S., Kirsten Cherian, Ph.D., Emily Felber, M.S., Randi Brown, M.S., Elizabeth Choi, M.S., Sinead King, Ph.D., Heather Pankow, B.S., James H. Bishop, Ph.D., Azeezat Azeez, Ph.D., John Coetzee, Ph.D., Rachel Rapier, B.S., Nicole Odenwald, M.A., David Carreon, M.D., Jessica Hawkins, B.A., Maureen Chang, B.S., Jennifer Keller, Ph.D., Kristin Raj, M.D., Charles DeBattista, M.D., Booil Jo, Ph.D., Flint M. Espil, Ph.D., Alan F. Schatzberg, M.D., Keith D. Sudheimer, Ph.D., Nolan R. Williams, M.D.
American Journal of Psychiatry. 2021. Oct. 29; appi.ajp.2021.20101429
Stanford Accelerated Intelligent Neuromodulation Therapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression.
Cole EJ, Stimpson KH, Bentzley BS, Gulser M, Cherian K, Tischler C, Nejad R, Pankow H, Choi E, Aaron H, Espil FM, Pannu J, Xiao X, Duvio D, Solvason HB, Hawkins J, Guerra A, Jo B, Raj KS, Phillips AL, Barmak F, Bishop JH, Coetzee JP, DeBattista C, Keller J, Schatzberg AF, Sudheimer KD, Williams NR.
American Journal of Psychiatry. 2020. Apr 7; appiajp201919070720. PMID: 32252538
Attenuation of Antidepressant Effects of Ketamine by Opioid Receptor Antagonism.
Williams NR, Heifets BD, Blasey C, Sudheimer K, Pannu J, Pankow H, Hawkins J, Birnbaum J, Lyons DM, Rodriguez CI, Schatzberg AF.
American Journal of Psychiatry. 2018. Dec 1;175(12):1205-15.
Stanford Hypnosis Integrated with Functional Connectivity-targeted Transcranial Stimulation (SHIFT): a preregistered randomized controlled trial
Afik Faerman, James H. Bishop, Katy H. Stimpson, Angela Phillips, Merve Gülser, Heer Amin, Romina Nejad, Andrew D. Geoly, Elisa Kallioniemi, Booil Jo, Nolan R. Williams & David Spiegel
Nature Mental Health. 2004
Magnesium–ibogaine therapy in veterans with traumatic brain injuries
Kirsten N. Cherian, Jackob N. Keynan, Lauren Anker, Afik Faerman, Randi E. Brown, Ahmed Shamma, Or Keynan, John P. Coetzee, Jean-Marie Batail, Angela Phillips, Nicholas J. Bassano, Gregory L. Sahlem, Jose Inzunza, Trevor Millar, Jonathan Dickinson, C. E. Rolle, Jennifer Keller, Maheen Adamson, Ian H. Kratter & Nolan R. Williams
Nature Medicine. 2024
Targeted neurostimulation reverses a spatiotemporal biomarker of treatment-resistant depression.
Mitra A, Raichle ME, Geoly AD, Kratter IH, Williams NR.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2023. 120(21): 1-9.
High-dose spaced theta-burst TMS as a rapid-acting antidepressant in highly refractory depression.
Williams NR, Sudheimer KD, Bentzley BS, Pannu J, Stimpson KH, Duvio D, Cherian K, Hawkins J, Scherrer KH, Vyssoki B, DeSouza D.
Brain. 2018. Mar 1;141(3): e18-e18.
Closing the Loop on Impulsivity via Nucleus Accumbens Delta Oscillations in Mice and Man.
Wu H, Miller KJ, Blumenfeld Z, Williams NR, Ravikumar VR, Lee KE, Sacchet MD, Wintermark M, Christoffel DJ, Rutt BK, Bronte-Stewart H, Knutson B, Malenka RC, Halpern CH.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2018. 115(1):192-197.
Five-Year Follow-Up of Bilateral Epidural Prefrontal Cortical Stimulation for Treatment-Resistant Depression.
Williams NR, Short EB, Hopkins TR, Bentzley BS, Sahlem GL, Pannu J, Schmidt M, Borckardt JJ, Korte JE, George MS, Takacs I, Nahas Z.
Brain Stimulation. 2016. 9(6):897-904.
Oscillating Square Wave Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Delivered During Slow Wave Sleep Does Not Improve Declarative Memory More Than Sham: A Randomized Sham Controlled Crossover Study.
Sahlem GL, Badran BW, Halford JJ, Williams NR, Korte JE, Leslie K, Strachan M, Breedlove JL, Runion J, Bachman DL, Uhde TW, Borckardt JJ, George MS.
Brain Stimulation. 2015. 8(3):528-34.
NMDA antagonist treatment of depression.
Williams NR, Schatzberg AF.
Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 2015. 36:112-7.
STN vs. GPi Deep Brain Stimulation: Translating the Rematch into Clinical Practice.
Williams NR, Foote KD, Okun MS.
Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. 2014. 1(1):24-35.
Adjunctive triple chronotherapy (combined total sleep deprivation, sleep phase advance, and bright light therapy) rapidly improves mood and suicidality in suicidal depressed inpatients.
Sahlem GL, Kalivas B, Fox JB, Lamb K, Roper A, Williams EN, Williams NR, Korte JE, Zuschlag ZD, El Sabbagh S, Guille C, Barth KS, Uhde TW, George MS, Short EB.
Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2014. 59:101-7.
Interventional psychiatry: how should psychiatric educator incorporate neuromodulation into training?
Williams NR, Taylor JJ, Snipes JM, Short EB, Kantor EM, George MS.
Academic Psychiatry. 2014. 38(2):168-76.
Incidence of sport-related traumatic brain injury and risk factors of severity: a population-based epidemiologic study.
Selassie A, Wilson D, Pickelsimer E, Voronca D, Williams NR, Edwards J.
Annals of Epidemiology. 2013. 23(12):750-6.
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) at the interface of neurology and psychiatry.
Williams NR, Okun MS.
Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2013. 123(11):4546-56.
Relapse rates with long‐term antidepressant drug therapy: a meta‐analysis.
Williams NR, Simpson AN, Simpson K, Nahas Z.
Human Psychopharmacology. 2009. Jul;24(5):401-8.
