3 Risk Management Issuesin Transcranial MagneticStimulation for Treatmentof Major Depression Philip G. Janicak, M.D. A determination about the overall effectiveness of any therapy should take into account the therapy’s efficacy,…
6 Managing Patients After Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation How to Best Maintain Response and Remission David L. Dunner, M.D., FACPsychRichard A. Bermudes, M.D. In this chapter, we review how to best…
4 CombiningPharmacotherapyWith TranscranialMagnetic Stimulationin the Treatment of Major Depression Mehmet E. Dokucu, M.D., Ph.D.Philip G. Janicak, M.D. The high prevalence of treatment-resistant depression (TRD) has been an important impetus in…
7 Transcranial MagneticStimulation and OtherNeuromodulationTherapies Karl I. Lanocha, M.D.Philip G. Janicak, M.D. Neuromodulation describes any treatment that modifies or alters the activity of the nervous system. In the broadest sense,…
2 Clinical Applications andPatient Selection Who Should Be Referred forTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy? Karl I. Lanocha, M.D.Richard A. Bermudes, M.D.Philip G. Janicak, M.D. More than 15 million people in the…
The Clinician in Court I. CASE EXAMPLE Without warning, a therapist receives a subpoena to testify in court the following week. At first, she is sure that a mistake has…
Clinicians and Lawyers I. CASE EXAMPLES A. CASE EXAMPLE 1 Arriving one evening on an inpatient ward of a community mental health center, after transfer from the emergency room of…
Forensic Evaluations I. CASE EXAMPLES A. CASE EXAMPLE 1 A 25-year-old man appears at the inpatient admissions office of a community mental health center escorted by two police officers. The…
Competence and Substitute Decision-Making I. CASE EXAMPLES A. CASE EXAMPLE 1 A 38-year-old clinical psychologist is voluntarily hospitalized after unexplained and seemingly self-injurious behavior occurring at a religious retreat house…
Malpractice and Other Forms of Liability I. CASE EXAMPLES A. CASE EXAMPLE 1 After attending a continuing education program at which the problems of antipsychotic-induced metabolic syndrome were discussed, a…
