The team at Interpersonal Psychiatry believes in providing quality and innovative care to their patients in Lawrence, Kansas City, and Topeka. Their professional providers and staff are dedicated to helping others, making a difference in the lives of their patients, and creating an experience that leads to healing. Interpersonal Psychiatry is the place for you if you’re looking for compassionate...
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive procedure that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells in the brain to improve symptoms of depression. TMS is typically used when other depression treatments haven't been effective. This treatment for depression involves delivering repetitive magnetic pulses, so it's called repetitive TMS or rTMS. During an rTMS session, an electromagnetic coil is placed against...
One of the cruelest responses that a depressed person can hear is to just "get over it." If it were that easy, that over 322 million around the world would not be grappling with depression. A recently released World Health Organization survey reveals that over 322 million people globally deal with depression every year. And that estimate is a dramatic 18%...
Throughout the spring and summer months, our moods always seem to be enhanced. It’s warmer outside, and we can do more outdoor activities. But when the weather gets colder, we begin to see a shift in our moods. Sometimes it may be nothing. But for others, it’s the result of seasonal affective disorder (SAD). There are traditional ways of dealing with SAD,...
