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Using TMS To Trailblaze a Path to Mental Health Recovery

Nestled in the tranquil setting of Lincoln, Massachusetts, McLean Hospital’s newest residential program offers an innovative approach to treatment-resistant depression and anxiety through transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). This cutting-edge program blends advanced medical therapies with...

Video: Treatment-Resistant Depression – Recognition and Treatment

The vast majority of those who struggle with clinical depression—also known as major depressive disorder (MDD)—are able to find relief through some combination of medication and traditional forms of therapy. However, for roughly 30% of those with MDD, antidepressants prove to be largely ineffective...

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...

Video: Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Suicide Prevention

Nolan Williams, MD, Stanford University School of Medicine, presents as part of the 2022 Suicide-Focused Assessment and Treatment: An Update for Professionals course. Jump To Slides Resources Speaker biography Clinical Utilization of TMS In his work, Williams has combined accelerated theta bursts...

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: Paula Bolton, MS, CNP, ANP-BC

Paula Bolton, MS, CNP, ANP-BC, has been a nurse practitioner in the Internal Medicine Department at McLean Hospital for over 25 years. Her clinical practice has focused on health promotion and disease prevention for psychiatric patients. She has worked with inpatients, residential patients and...

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: 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: 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. In 2025, Dr. Espi Forcen became the medical...