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NINET-IMH Newsletter (Apr 2019)
April 2019 www.ninet.med.ubc.ca PDF version of the newsletter can be found here Take 3! This is our 3rd newsletter from the NINET Public Advisory Committee (PAC), comprised of members of the public, clinic patients, lab personnel and Dr. Fidel Vila-Rodriguez. We meet monthly to discuss improvements at the clinic, on-going research, and to exchange […]
What Thermodynamics Taught Me About Coping with Depression
Written by. Kevin Jiang One of the greatest difficulties of living with depression is coping with the apathy and fatigue it introduces into our lives. When explaining how it feels to live with depression and talking about methods of surviving daily life with this illness, I like to do it through the lens of […]
NINET Participant Satisfaction Survey Results Summary
Written By. Liana Weinberg As part of our efforts to continuously improve the overall research experience for NINET lab participants, we ask participants to fill out a Participant Satisfaction questionnaire at the end of their participation. Below is a response summary from those who have taken part in our studies over the past years. We […]
NINET-IMH HTAC Survey Results Summary
Written By. Kevin Jiang Last January, NINET-IMH team sent out a survey to the clinic patients asking about their opinions on making rTMS publicly funded in BC, as well as to share their experiences receiving rTMS treatments.In the hopes of reinforcing the lab’s application of nominating rTMS to the BC Health Technology Assessment Committee (HTAC) […]
Sleep
ASK AN EXPERT: SLEEP Our research expert, Dr. Fidel Vila-Rodriguez, shares why you may want to add some tips and tricks to improve the quality of your sleep if you struggle with a mood disorder. Sleep is one of the fundamental building blocks for health, especially mental health. There’s a reason sleep deprivation […]
NINET-IMH Newsletter (March 2019)
March 2019 www.ninet.med.ubc.ca PDF version of the newsletter can be found here Hello again! This is our 2nd newsletter from the NINET Public Advisory Committee (PAC), comprised of members of the public, clinic patients, lab personnel and Dr. Fidel Vila-Rodriguez. We meet monthly to discuss improvements at the clinic, on-going research, and to exchange of […]
Side Effects Trajectories in rTMS Treatment for Depression
Side Effects Trajectories in rTMS Treatment for Depression: High Frequency Left (10Hz) vs. Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation Afifa Humaira, Sihaoyu Gao , Lang Wu, Jonathan Downar, Daniel Blumberger, Fidel Vila-Rodriguez Introduction According to WHO, Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a leading cause of disability that affects 350 million people worldwide, and 30% of them suffer […]
Long term effects of rTMS
Long term effects of rTMS on the Functional Brain Networks in Treatment-resistant Depression Ruiyang Ge , Jonathan Downar, Daniel M. Blumberger, Zafiris J. Daskalakis, Raymond Lam & Fidel Vila-Rodriguez Background Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) MDD is a severe disabling and highly prevalent disorder with substantial societal costs. Approximately 60% of the patients do not achieve […]
HTAC Survey Results
HTAC Survey Results Show Support for Provincial rTMS Funding By. Kevin Jiang “I have struggled with cyclical depression for approximately 20 years. I have tried many medications and alternative treatments. rTMS has proven to be the most effective treatment I have found.” The NINET-IMH Clinic & Laboratory has submitted a nomination to […]
NINET-IMH Newsletter (February 2019)
February 2019 www.ninet.med.ubc.ca PDF version of the newsletter can be found here Note from the PAC Members Dear reader, This monthly newsletter is brought to you by NINET’s Public Advisory Committee (PAC) members. The PAC consist of members of the public, clinic patients, lab personnel, and Dr. Vila-Rodriguez. We meet once a month to discuss […]