"Interventions for Treatment-Refractory Depression When Pharmacotherapy Hasn't Worked"
VUMC Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Objectives:
The activity is designed to help the learner:
1. Describe the use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for treatment-resistant depression.
2. Describe the use of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for treatment-resistant depression.
3. 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.
About the Speakers:
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
CME/CE credit for Psychiatry Grand Rounds is only available during the live feed time and for a brief time immediately following. The code for this week's session is displayed at the opening and closing of the meeting and also in the Chair's Office Zoom Account Name during the meeting.
For CME/CE information about this session, please visit:
https://zoom.us/j/98313399711
This talk is sponsored by the
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
This educational activity received no commercial support.