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Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Brain Stimulation

 
BRAIN STIMULATIONLong-standing and evolving technologies continue to provide safe, effective treatment for many psychiatric illnesses Brain stimulation graphic

Brain Stimulation Services at Johns Hopkins

  • Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

    Long known for its effectiveness, especially in the treatment of medication-resistant depression, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is one of the most applied and tested treatment methods for many psychiatric illnesses.

  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

    Repetitive TMS (rTMS) has been shown to be a safe and well-tolerated procedure that can be an effective treatment for patients with depression who have not benefitted from antidepressant medications or cannot tolerate antidepressant medications due to side-effects.

  • Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)

    Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an emerging treatment option that is showing promise in clinical trials for mood and cognitive disorders such as major depression and Alzheimer’s disease. Learn more about currently FDA approved conditions.

Brain Stimulation Research

The field of brain stimulation continues to evolve as technology improves and as we learn more about brain function and how these treatment methods affect it. Our research program includes clinical trials utilizing ECT and TMS as well as laboratory investigations into how they work and how they can be improved.

Latest Research How ECT Relieves Depression

Brain scan graphic

In a study using genetically engineered mice, Johns Hopkins researchers have uncovered some new molecular details that appear to explain how electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) rapidly relieves severe depression in mammals, presumably including people. The molecular changes allow more communication between neurons in a specific part of the brain also known to respond to antidepressant drugs.

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Expert Team

  • Irving Michael Reti, M.B.B.S.

    Director, Brain Stimulation Program
    Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

    Irving Michael Reti

  • Charles Ralph Arthur III, M.D.

    Charles Ralph Arthur III

  • Christina Rose Miller, M.D.

    Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine

    Christina Rose Miller

  • Melinda Walker, R.N.

    ECT Nurse Coordinator

  • Shannon Yorkman, M.S., M.S.N.

    Lead Nurse Anesthetist

  • Monica Quarshie, L.P.N.

    TMS Nurse Coordinator

  • Michael Tibbs, Ph.D.

    Brain Stimulation Program Coordinator

  

Contact Us

Location

The Brain Stimulation Program
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 N. Wolfe Street
Meyer 7-120
Baltimore, MD 21287
Directions

Outpatient rTMS or ECT Contact

Michael Tibbs, Program Coordinator
Phone: 410-614-1732
Fax: 410-614-8128
Email: [email protected]

Inpatient ECT Admission

Mary Mesick, Admissions Coordinator
Phone: 410-502-5467
Fax: 410-955-6155
Email: [email protected]
  
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