It’s been a while since I wrote a blog here. I have been busy with the Victoria TMS Center and creating a facebook page for it…
Well, we had the disaster spill in the Gulf a couple of months ago…and we are now faced with the start of the hurricane season with hurricane Alex about to make landfall close to us. All of these can impact us, both physically and mentally. People might feel that they are not in control, and that is true, as one cannot stop the oil spill or wish the hurricanes away. (more…)
Dr. Bouras will be talking at the NAMI meeting this coming Monday, May 17, 2010 on TMS Therapy.
NAMI meetings are held on the 3rd Monday of the month at the Parkway Church on 4802 N. John Stockbauer Dr, in Victoria.
Hello Everyone!
Did you know that “May is Mental Health Month?” Life is full of challenges and some people are able to handle challenges or stressors better than others. (more…)
A psychiatric hospitalization should be the last resort of a comprehensive community mental health treatment approach for 2 reasons. First, because patients should be treated in the “least restrictive setting” and second, because hospitalization is the most expensive way to treat someone. (more…)
Q:
Dear Dr. Bouras,
I have been reading about this new TMS Therapy for depression. Over the years, a lot of people have used different magnetic therapies for different ailments. How is this different? (more…)
After some…technical difficulties, I have been able to update this blog site, now with a new look, showing the author of each blog. Any feedback is appreciated! Thank you.
I understand that some people would be concerned about pilots flying while taking medications. However, I would personally be much more concerned if a pilot was depressed and having suicidal thoughts and flying a plane on which I am a passenger. (O.K., that’s an extreme and I have not heard of a commercial pilot taking a plane down due to suicidal ideations.) I do agree with you that nothing is gained by forcing any person to hide an illness that is treatable. There is so much misunderstanding and stigma surrounding any mental illness in our culture. Great advances in treatments have been made, yet the fear and misunderstanding continues. Education leads to understanding. Unfortunately, we have a long way to go to get the education to the masses.
I have been reading about the recent decision of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to lift a ban on antidepressant medications use. Prior policy dictated that if a pilot admitted to having depression or to taking medications for depression could not fly.
This policy change is certainly a step forward in de-stigmatizing the psychiatric/medical illness called depression, but this change also comes with certain restrictions. (more…)
The home site for the Victoria TMS Center (VTMSC) is up and running. I hope that it will answer some questions you might have. I might still need to put some “final touches” to the site, but if you have any suggestions or feedback, please let me know.
Hello everyone!
We have been in Victoria since 2007 meeting your psychiatric care needs using mostly pharmacotherapy in combination with psychotherapy when appropriate. We are currently working on bringing you another treatment option for depression that is not based on medication or psychotherapy. This is a safe alternative to medications, having none of the medication side effects such as weight gain or sexual dysfunction, and being used (after becoming FDA-approved) in the United States since October 2008. (more…)
