"Interventions for Treatment-Refractory Depression When Pharmacotherapy Hasn't Worked"
Elizabeth Shultz, DO
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Heather Ward, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Sarah Bick, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery (primary),
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Biomedical Engineering (secondary)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Timothy Adegoke, MD
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellow, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Objectives
The activity is designed to help the learner
- Describe the use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for treatment-resistant depression.
- Describe the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for treatment-resistant depression.
- Describe the use of neurosurgical procedures for treatment-resistant depression.
Summary
This talk will discuss non-pharmacologic interventions for treatment-resistant depression, including repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS, Dr. Ward), electroconvulsive therapy (ECT, Dr. Shultz), and neurosurgical procedures (Dr. Bick). Speakers will discuss indications, effectiveness, risks, and contraindications of each intervention.
This talk is sponsored by the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. This educational activity received no commercial support.