Category Archives: Psychiatry

An evaluation of safety and feasibility using rTMS in adolescents with depression

January 26th, 2012 - 3:40 pm

Christopher A. Wall, M.D., with the departments of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine and Psychiatry and Psychology, discusses a study that suggests that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a safe, feasible, and potentially effective adjunctive therapy for treatment-resistant major depressive disorder (MDD) in … Continue reading →

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Practical suicide-risk management for the busy primary care physician

August 31st, 2011 - 10:23 am

Timothy W. Lineberry, M.D. of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology at Mayo Clinic discusses the prevalence of suicidal behavior and risk within the general population in a primary care practice and reviews the basics related to management and assessment of suicide … Continue reading →

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Bipolar biobank helps identify at-risk patients for early intervention

February 23rd, 2011 - 7:26 pm

Although the genetic contribution to bipolar disorder has been unequivocally demonstrated, few specific genetic risk factors have been confirmed. The factors identified explain only a small proportion of the genetic contribution to bipolar disorder. Mark A. Frye, MD, chair of … Continue reading →

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Integrated teams increasingly treat patients with depression

January 12th, 2011 - 9:29 am

More than half of behavioral medicine consultations at Mayo Clinic now occur in team-based or integrated practice settings. James R. Rundell, M.D. of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychology discusses studies that suggest the team model produces considerably better outcomes and … Continue reading →

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Identification and treatment of eating disorders in the primary care setting

August 5th, 2010 - 2:49 pm

Dr. Leslie Sim discusses a clinical review that surveys recent literature related to the main eating disorders seen in primary care, including anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), binge-eating disorder (BED), night-eating syndrome (NES), and eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS). … Continue reading →

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Transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment for depression

February 24th, 2010 - 1:29 pm

Dr. Simon Kung discusses using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for treating depression. Transcranial magnetic stimulation provides a noninvasive alternative treatment for patients who have tried and failed at least 1 antidepressant medication trial. TMS is much less invasive than electroconvulsive therapy … Continue reading →

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