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The Day After

The Day After Half of the population’s favored candidate didn’t win.  Today and for the next several months, half of our country is going to be reeling from the election results and the potential aftermath of the election may promote feelings of fear, confusion, disappointment, grief, helplessness, anxiety, anger, guilt and even diminished confidence in […]

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Disaster Relief Resources

Disaster Relief Resources Hurricane Helene dumped record levels of water this past weekend in the Southeast. Eastern Tennessee and North Carolina Residents have suffered so much loss:  life, home, electricity, telephone service, and in some cases access via roadways.  State and Federal Assistance has been deployed but individuals will experience trauma for days, weeks, months,

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APA Applauds New Final Rules Strengthening Mental Health Parity

APA Applauds New Final Rules Strengthening Mental Health Parity reposted from APA Psych News Alert on 9/9/2024 https://alert.psychnews.org/2024/09/apa-applauds-new-final-rules.html “The Biden-Harris administration issued final rules that strengthen the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) with the goal of improving people’s access to quality mental health and substance use disorder care. Issued by the U.S. Departments

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Thoughts I See

“Thoughts I See” Dr Michelle Cochran had the honor of being invited to talk about TMS and OCD to WKRN -channel 2 anchors with author Michelle EJ Temple. Temple’s book, “The Thoughts I See,” details her positive experience with TMS treatment of her OCD. Watch the interview here:  https://www.wkrn.com/video/mental-health-book-the-thoughts-i-see/10082319/   At the NeuroScience & TMS

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Adding TMS is better than Adding or Switching Medications

Adding TMS is better than Adding or Switching Medications In a recent article published in Nature magazine, researchers showed that adding Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) resulted in improved outcomes for patients suffering with major depressive disorder. These authors attempted to replicate the largest study ever completed in psychiatry, STAR*D, by taking patients who had failed

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Original artwork by 2014 6th grade class at The Covenant School adapted from a watercolor by Artist Ginny Elder, 2013

Standing with Covenant

Standing with Covenant In the wake of the mass shooting that occurred on March 27th at The Covenant School and Covenant Presbyterian Church, I wanted to make this specific post so resources could be readily accessible for anyone needing them. The tentacles of this tragedy are widespread and now, the school, the church, and Nashville

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We Bought a Bank!

Well…we didn’t actually buy a bank, but we did buy a bank building and property!  After renovations, this property will be a marquee location for all behavioral health clinics to model across the United States. A property where patients get access to excellent mental healthcare with many services and benefits:   New Patient Evaluations Thorough

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Medication Treatments for Depression

Medication Treatments for Depression There are a number of helpful medications for depression.  These medications are separated into different classes based on how they work in the brain to help alleviate the symptoms of depression.  I will describe these classes below.  The majority of them are very safe with few side effects.  Choosing which one

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Psychedelics

Psychedelic treatments for mental health are all over the media these days. Not a week goes by when we are not asked a question from a current or an existing patient about them. At the NeuroScience & TMS Treatment Center, we began offering the first legal psychedelic-like treatment in our clinical practice for Major Depressive Disorder

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