Psychiatry & TMS Blog
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Emotional Contagion
Emotional contagion refers to shared behaviors or emotional states between individuals. This can be seen in primates as well as non primate organisms. This is believed to be facilitated by mirror neurons. When one organism observes an experience in another (such as...
Psychiatrists and Therapists: What are the first things you notice about clients?
I actually start noticing characteristics well before the first meeting if I am involved in the intake process. It can even start with that first phone call or email. how responsive the individual is. If they respond quickly, it suggests they may be very interested...
Signs It Is Going Well or Not With Your Therapist
It is important to bear in mind, that effective therapy is not always what may instinctively come to mind. Believe it or not, therapy has a lot of science behind it. There are many different modalities of therapy (just like different types of exercise, medication,...
Existential Crisis
Image by Freepik What are common symptoms of an existential crisis? emotionally, it is accompanied by very unpleasant feelings. They can include depressed mood, anxiety, fear, despair and an overall feeling of emotional pain. The caliber of the experience is...
Jealousy
Image by Freepik At what age do children feel jealousy? According to the study cited below "Jealousy emerged most intensely in the majority of children between approximately 1.1 and 2.3 years and at 3.5 years children distinguished between social situations which...
Under the Depression Helmet
Transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, is a non-invasive, medication-free form of brain stimulation used to treat depression, OCD, and an ever-growing list of conditions. A changing magnetic field is utilized to induce an electric current at a specific area of the...
Interventional Psychiatry for Anxiety at New Frontiers Psychiatry in Milwaukee
Relatively new Interventional Psychiatric techniques are showing considerable promise for alleviating anxiety. Patients are increasingly seeking out Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and Ketamine infusions. In particular, patients who have proven to be...
When to Take Seasonal Affective Disorder Seriously: A Look at TMS for SAD
Many people’s daily rhythm changes in the winter. People tend to sleep longer, eat more, feel fatigued, and have low energy. In some cases, these symptoms can be markers for SAD, or Seasonal Affective Disorder. SAD is a form of depression that encompasses many of...
How Magnets are Treating Depression at a High Success Rate
If you suffer from depression, you may qualify for a new treatment that uses magnets, and has a high success rate for complete remission! David A. Kent, MD and founder or NuMe TMS Clinic, gave us a demonstration of this new technology. Transcranial magnetic...
“I have so much hope”: How deep transcranial magnetic stimulation changed one woman’s life
Antidepressant medications and psychotherapy are the first-line treatments for depression, which the CDC estimates one out of every six adults will have at some point in their lives. Those treatments, however, don't always work for everyone. In some instances a...