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Jan 2022
1h 17m

Treatment resistant depression: Ketamine...

Craig Heacock MD
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ECT (electroconvulsive therapy) has long been the last stop for severe and treatment resistant depression, but now there are at least two other good options for those who don't respond to meds and therapy.  Dr. Dan Fisher, an ECT expert, founder of Colorado's Guerra Fisher Institute , and Craig's go-to psychiatrist for tough cases, joins BFTA to discuss how and when to think about ECT vs  ketamine vs TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) .

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