Ketamine Related Content

Video: What Is Ketamine Therapy and How Does It Work?

Ketamine treatment can be an effective strategy for patients struggling with depression. McLean Hospital provides both intravenous ketamine and FDA-approved intranasal esketamine, or Spravato, to qualifying patients. Learn more about ketamine therapy, how it works, and what you might expect at a...

Neurotherapeutics Offer Hope for Treatment-Resistant Depression

As a young psychiatrist, Stephen J. Seiner, MD, witnessed how effective electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was for some of the depressed patients he encountered during a geriatric fellowship at McLean. “I saw how lifesaving it could be for patients who did not respond to medication,” said Seiner. After...

Neurotherapeutics Clinic Opens at McLean SouthEast in Middleborough

In an effort to deliver cutting-edge therapies to patients with major depression with convenient access to their local communities, McLean Hospital is expanding its treatment services with the opening of a neurotherapeutics clinic at the McLean SouthEast campus at 52 Oak Street in Middleborough...

Study Examines the Cost-Effectiveness of Esketamine

A paper authored by researchers from McLean Hospital examines the feasibility of esketamine, a nasal spray to treat severe depression. Titled “Cost-Effectiveness of Esketamine Nasal Spray for Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression in the United States,” the paper was published on July 7 in...

Staff Profile: Violeta Valdivia, MD

Violeta Valdivia, MD, is a staff psychiatrist at McLean’s Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Service. She completed one year of post-residency training at Massachusetts General Hospital for electroconvulsive therapy and transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy. Dr, Valdivia also evaluates patients for...

Staff Profile: Hayley Parét, MSN, PMHNP-BC

Hayley Parét, MSN, PMHNP-BC, is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. Breaking the barriers of traditional nursing practice, Ms. Parét is one of the first nurse practitioners to become both an ECT and ketamine provider at McLean’s Psychiatric Neurotherapeutics Program. Ms...

Staff Profile: Teresa Henderson, MS, CNP, FNP-BC

Teresa Henderson, MS, CNP, FNP-BC graduated with a Bachelor in nursing from Columbia University in 2004. She continued her nursing education at University of Massachusetts, Boston earning her family nurse practitioner degree in 2023. Her nursing career has involved working in neurology, brain injury...

Staff Profile: Sabra Sullivan, MSN, PMHNP-BC

Sabra Sullivan, MSN, PMHNP-BC, is a board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner at McLean SouthEast at Oak Street’s Psychiatric Neurotherapeutics Program. Ms. Sullivan began her career working in inpatient medical-surgical and psychiatric settings, then served as an inpatient nurse...

Ketamine Service

The Ketamine Service at McLean Hospital offers specialized treatment for adults struggling with depression, especially major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder. Our data-driven, evidence-based service applies cutting-edge research to clinical practice. We create personalized treatments based...

Staff Profile: Fernando Espi Forcen, MD, PhD

Fernando Espi Forcen, MD, PhD, is a psychiatrist specializing in psychedelics and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). In 2023, Dr. Forcen began working at McLean Hospital, where he worked in the trauma and dissociative disorders program and TMS suite. Dr. Espi Forcen holds a deep interest in...

Staff Profile: Paula Bolton, MS, CNP, ANP-BC

Paula Bolton, MS, CNP, ANP-BC, is a senior program director for nursing administration, overseeing medical and procedural nursing services. In addition, she works within nursing administration to strategize and plan for quality initiatives within nursing care. Ms. Bolton also serves as the program...