Amanda Barry
Amanda Barry holds a BA degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, specializing in Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Child Education. Amanda has an extensive professional background working with various populations in non-profit organizations, such as family violence…
Stem Cells for Treatment Resistant Bipolar Depression
Overview: This study aims to examine the safety and efficacy of Allogenic Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) as an adjunctive treatment of treatment resistant bipolar depression. Patients will be assigned into a treatment or a placebo group. Patients who participate in…
TMS for Treatment-Resistant Depression
This study aims to enable a better understanding of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) action mechanisms on Treatment Resistant Depression patients. Patients diagnosed with unipolar depression who have tried at least two medications during current depressive episode can participate in this…
Is it time to disconnect and take a break?
Many of us have grown increasingly close to the devices that keep us connected with others in our lives and the outside world. Now a days, it’s unusual to see someone without a device in their hand in a social…
Associate or Full Professor
The Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences of the McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston has an extraordinary opportunity for a senior scientist with a funded multidisciplinary program of clinical care research who…
Transitioning In Times of COVID
Written by: Meaghan Lightbody-Warner, LCSW The world feels so unknown right now and many families are faced with conflicting decisions, – do I send my child back to school, how do I manage remote learning, how much is too much…
Suicide is Preventable
Written by: Sudhakar Selvaraj, MD, PhD Suicide ranks tenth as the cause of death, attributing nearly 45,000 deaths annually in the United States per Center for Disease Control (CDC) (1, 2). Within the United States, during the year 2016, an…
Defining and Characterizing GWI Pathobiology using Longitudinal Brain Imaging Biomarkers of White Matter Integrity and Hemodynamic Response
Funding Source: US Department of Defense Purpose: To determine if Gulf War Illness (defined using the Kansas criteria) is progressive and to examine the effects of brain perfusion on structural brain alterations. Inclusion Criteria: Must meet the Kansas Criteria for Gulf…
Managing stress during the COVID-19 pandemic
Leslie K. Taylor, PhD, spoke with Newsweek, offering tips for managing stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.newswise.com/articles/managing-stress-during-the-covid-19-pandemic
Donate to the Treatment-Resistant Depression program
It’s #GivingTuesday! Please consider donating to our Treatment-Resistant Depression program. Those suffering from major depressive disorder that haven’t responded to previous treatments are considered treatment-resistant or refractory patients and may give up, become non-compliant, or discontinue treatment which can…