Posted by fca on July 6, 2006, at 12:48:11
In reply to Re: mental health centers, posted by helpme on July 6, 2006, at 7:50:11
The psychiatrist of whom I was thinking is Jay Amsterdam M.D. Univ Pa Dept of Psychiatry in Philadelphia.
His presentation on treatment resistant depression was brilliant and heartfelt--I see he is head of depression research--Once I got his name I googled "Jay Amsterdam M.D. resistant depression" If you do the same you will see some of the lectures he has given as well as books he has authored and some audio cassettes that are available--with a little research you might be able to find some tie ins with the chicago area--there have to be some very worth while resources in Chicago-I believe some the early work with TMS (tramscranial magnetic stimulation and vagal nerve stimulation was done in chicago) I know there are some research facilities in the Chicago area doing work on resistant depression. Good luck on finding the right pdoc--you might even be so bold as to write a personal note to Dr. Amsterdam, tell him you have been dx with "treatment resistant deprression", you have heard of his reputation and can he recommend any colleagues, clinics, centers or research facilities in the chicago area. The worst that can happen is he does not respond or you get a canned response from an administrative assistant. Good Luck fca
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