Category Archives: Community

Dr. Bouras has been invited to speak on "Aging and Depression." This is an educational seminar offered by Senior Care Solutions, to be held on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, 11am-1pm, at First United Methodist Church. To RSVP, please call Kathy … Continue reading →

I came across this Flyer on Stigma and Discrimination on Mental Health, from the Canadian Mental Health Association, about how the "stigma" for mental health actually becomes "discrimination" against mental health. This reminds me of the efforts of organization in … Continue reading →

Dr. Bouras will be talking about "Living with Depression," as part of the Citizens Medical Center Healthwise Program on Thursday, September 16th, 2010, at 5:30pm. The event is free to the public and it will take place at Citizens Medical … Continue reading →

NAMI Victoria started offering free Family to Family Education Programs last year. This program is taught by trained family members of patients with psychiatric illnesses, geared towards family members of other patients. They offer information, insight, understanding and empowerment to … Continue reading →

Dr. Bouras was recently featured as one of the guests of Steve Broussard of KATU, Community Crossroads program, talking about depression and TMS therapy. This is part 2 of that interview:

Dr. Bouras was recently featured as one of the guests of Steve Broussard of KATU, Community Crossroads program, talking about depression and TMS therapy. This is part 1 of that interview:

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →