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I have a long history of Bipolar/BPD/PTSD diseases. The past three and a half years have been hell on Earth. Nothing could have prepared me for what I've been going through. I'm suicidal quite often and have slashed many times (needed many stitches), been hospitalized 14 times and have been off and on every medication. Mind you, this is only the past 3 1/2 years out of 21. After this next round of meds fails we're probably going to EST. I know everything about it from years ago but I know nothing about it's use in recent years. Could you enlighten me?
Hi . . .
AS you may know ECT is done under anesthesia two or three times a week. It is probably be most effective form of treatment for people with mood disorders. You will find lots of information on ECT on my web site. Please see:
http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.ECT.html
Best regards . . .
Ivan
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Ivan Goldberg, M.D.
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I am a psychiatrist/psychopharmacologist with many years of expereince in treating individuals with depressions, manic-depression (Bipolar Disorder), other mood disorders,. I am especially interested in the psychopharmacologic treatment of individuals with so called "treatment-resistant" syndromes.
Experience
I have been on the staff of the National Institute of Mental Health, Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. I am currently in full-time private practice in New York City.
A.B. Johns Hopkins University
M.D. N.Y.U. College of Medicine
I am the creator of Depression Central:http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.html
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