TMS Related Content

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...

McLean Hospital’s TMS Program Expands Access to Mental Health Treatment

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is quickly becoming an important treatment option for severe, treatment-resistant depression and other mental health disorders. McLean Hospital’s accelerated TMS program makes it more accessible for patients who have restricted schedules. Under the leadership...

Video: Lecture – Uncovering Mechanisms To Improve TMS Effectiveness

Presented by Joshua C. Brown, MD, PhD, McLean Hospital – McLean Forum lecture Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a safe and effective tool for treatment-resistant depression and obsessive compulsive disorder and has the potential to treat any brain disorder involving cortical networks. This...

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...

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: 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: Tracy Barbour, MD

Tracy Barbour, MD, is a staff psychiatrist at McLean’s Psychiatric Neurotherapeutics Program. Her research interests include looking at ways of improving treatment outcomes using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) through individualized treatment planning. Previously, she served as chief...

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...

Staff Profile: Roan Bautista, MS, AGPCNP-BC

Roan Bautista, MS, AGPCNP-BC, immigrated to the United States from the Philippines in 2006 to work as a registered nurse. She has extensive nursing experience from over 20 years working in different health care settings. She was certified in psychiatric and mental health nursing in 2016 and began...

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...

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...

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: Roger Pottanat, MD

Roger Pottanat, MD, is a child and adolescent psychiatrist with over seven years of practicing in the community. He is passionate about providing comprehensive and novel treatment options to patients with challenging psychiatric disorders. At McLean, Dr. Pottanat is the medical director of the 3East...

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...