Depression Related Content

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Service

The Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Service is dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals who are struggling with mental health conditions and have not found relief from symptoms using other forms of treatment. Our program uses TMS to treat severe, treatment-resistant...

ECT Treatment: A History of Helping Patients

Dr. Stephen Seiner, ECT expert, and Terry A. Bragg, MSLS, MA, McLean Hospital historian and archivist, share the history behind electroconvulsive therapy. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is used to treat patients with certain mental health disorders, including severe depression, severe mania, and...

The Transformative Power of DBT for Young People

Adolescence can be an incredibly turbulent period of life. Physical changes, academic pressures, social struggles, and emotional upheaval can weigh heavily on a teenager’s mental health. Unfortunately, this often results in mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, impulsiveness, and even...

Staff Profile: Joshua C. Brown, MD, PhD

Joshua C. Brown, MD, PhD, is a psychiatrist, neurologist, and neuroscientist. He is medical director of the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Service and director of TMS research in the Division of Depression and Anxiety Disorders at McLean Hospital. Dr. Brown is also director of the Brain...

Staff Profile: Robert C. Meisner, MD

Robert C. Meisner, MD, is the medical director of the Ketamine Service in the Psychiatric Neurotherapeutics Program at McLean Hospital and an attending psychiatrist in the Acute Psychiatric Service at Massachusetts General Hospital. He graduated from Princeton Summa cum laude and attended Harvard...

Staff Profile: Christian A. Webb, PhD

Christian A. Webb, PhD, is an associate professor of psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and co-director of the Center for Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Research and director of the Treatment and Etiology of Depression in Youth (TEDY) Laboratory at McLean Hospital...

Staff Profile: Stephen J. Seiner, MD

Dr. Seiner’s clinical interests include neurotherapeutics and geriatric psychiatry. He is the director of McLean’s Psychiatric Neurotherapeutics Program, which includes electroconvulsive therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation (both superficial and deep), and ketamine infusions. McLean’s ECT...

Staff Profile: Ipsit Vahia, MD

Ipsit Vahia, MD, is a geriatric psychiatrist, clinician, and researcher. He is the chief of the Division of Geriatric Psychiatry and the Corrigan-Minehan Endowed Chair in Psychiatry at McLean Hospital. He is also director of the Technology and Aging Laboratory. His research focuses on the use of...

Apoyando a Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes – Proyecto CRESCER

Demasiados niños y adolescentes tienen problemas de salud mental. Los padres y cuidadores desempeñan una función crucial a la hora de apoyar a los jóvenes que atraviesan malestares o dificultades. Nosotros, en el Servicio de Consultas de McLean Hospital School (SCS, por sus siglas en inglés)...

Apoiando Crianças e Adolescentes – Projeto CRESCER

Há um número considerável de crianças e adolescentes que estão tendo dificuldades com os problemas de saúde mental. Pais e cuidadores têm um papel fundamental no apoio prestado aos jovens quando eles se sentem estressados ou enfrentam dificuldades. Nós, do Serviço de Consulta na Escola do McLean...

Adult Partial Hospital Programs

McLean’s Adult Partial Hospital Programs offer short-term, intensive, day treatment for adults, ages 18 and up, who may be struggling with a wide range of mental health conditions. With care options in Belmont and Middleborough, our highly structured programs are ideal for people who are in crisis...

Staff Profile: Rachel B. Weiss, PhD

Rachel B. Weiss, PhD, is a staff psychologist in McLean’s Behavioral Health Partial Hospital Program (BHP), with expertise in proven treatments for mood, anxiety, and personality disorders. Dr. Weiss has published numerous peer-reviewed articles on the delivery and evaluation of evidence-based...

Staff Profile: Matthew Schrock, PhD

Matthew Schrock, PhD, specializes in providing evidence-based treatment in a flexible, personalized manner. Specifically, he focuses on cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and mentalization-based approaches for adults...

Depression at McLean

World-class depression care is just a phone call away. According to the World Health Organization, depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. At McLean, we know that struggling with depression and other mood disorders can be a difficult and life-disrupting experience. Our depression...