Anxiety and Depression
Assessment and Treatment
At Montreal Neurotherapy Center, patients with depression receive comprehensive care from psychiatrists, psychologists, neurofeedback clinicians and neurotherapists.
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Teletherapy and Digital Health
In light of the current situation, we are pleased to offer Telehealth services for mental or neurological disorders. We offer an online physical and cognitive rehabilitation program as an alternative treatment option to meet the individual needs of our clients.
HAS ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION RESULTED IN ISSUES SUCH AS…
CHRONIC FEELINGS OF SADNESS AND DESPAIR
MENTALLY FRAGILE
FEEL ANXIOUS
LOW ENERGY
If you or your loved one are still experiencing these issues and have reached the limits of current/past treatment, register for a free 15 mins phone call to learn more about our Anxiety and Depression Treatment.
Are you struggling with feeling hopeless, sad, mentally fragile? Medication is not helping you?
SCHEDULE A FREE CONFERENCE CALL WITH A SENIOR TEAM MEMBER
– We collect a brief history of the problem
– We discuss your medical records if any
– We explain additional testing/evaluation needed
– We explain the costs
WHAT WE OFFER
Montreal Neurotherapy provides cutting edge evidence based depression and anxiety treatments with comprehensive assessments and personalized treatments plans for each individual. Your background, family history, current support system, co-occurring issues, trauma, baseline functioning, all have to be independently evaluated and taken into consideration with determining the right plan for you. No two people are affected by depression in exactly the same way, neither is there a “one size fits all” treatment to cure depression and anxiety.
Our personalized depression and anxiety treatments offer a variety of solutions that can assist in the following ways:
– Symptom management: Depression can come and go but it doesn’t need to rule your life.
– Increase in energy, motivation, concentration.
– Improving relationships and understanding the core of why your depression occurred.
– Focusing on sustainability versus a fast fix.
– Insight and awareness to attenuate further harm to self or others.
– Harm reduction, particularly with the utilization of drugs or other unhealthy coping skills.
– Providing the optimal level of functioning.
4 STEPS COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT
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STEP 1
Consent and Acknowledgements, 1 hour consult, Medical History and Depression Background
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STEP 2
Medical examination: Quantitative EEG, ERP, MRI and biochemistry tests if needed
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STEP 3
Neurocognitive Testing, Nutrition Assessment
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STEP 4
Feedback for Results and Treatment Plan
OUR TREATMENTS
Transcranial Magnetic stimulation rTMS
Transcranial Magnetic stimulation rTMS is a procedure in which cerebral electrical activity is influenced by a pulsed magnetic field. rTMS is approved by Health Canada for clinical delivery in Canada.
In treating depression and anxiety, rTMS therapy targets the area in the left cerebral hemisphere just a few inches above the temple and beneath the skull. This area is called the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (L-DLPFC, see photo). The L-DLPFC is readily accessible to the magnetic field and is highly interconnected with limbic structures, which play a dominant role in mood modulation and major depression.
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Pharmacotherapy
Medications we use to treat depression include:
✓ SSRIs, serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)
✓ MAOIs, tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)
✓ Central alpha-receptor antagonists
✓ Norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitors
✓ Ketamine is an NDMA receptor antagonist and an AMPA receptor stimulator
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Neurofeedback
Treatment with EEG neurofeedback is based on the theory that once individuals understand their brain activity and learn to manipulate their own brain waves, they will be able to continue to do so, long after the therapy has ended. Some studies have followed patients for as long as 10 years after being treated with EEG neurofeedback and have shown no significant loss of treatment gains.
We apply electrodes to the scalp to listen in on brainwave activity. We process the signal by computer, and we extract information about certain key brainwave frequencies. We show the ebb and flow of this activity back to the person, who attempts to change the activity level.
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Individual, couple and group Psychotherapy
✓ Understand the behaviors, emotions, and ideas that contribute to your depressed state.
✓ Understand and identify the life problems or events.
✓ Regain a sense of control and pleasure in life.
✓ Learn coping techniques and problem-solving skills.
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THIS IS HOW YOU WILL IMPROVE
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Sub-domains
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Neurofeedback
This treatment stimulates your metabolism and blood flow, strengthens your
dendritic connections as well as the functioning of neurotransmitters.
You will improve your ability to carry out cognitive tasks successfully.
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Cognitive Training
You will have a personalized cognitive brain training to stimulate, train, and rehabilitate the main
cognitive skills (perception, attention, memory, reasoning, etc.) and the components that make them up.
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Neurostimulation
You will receive non invasive Brain stimulation sessions to modulate cortical excitability and inducing lasting effects.
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Psychotherapy
Individual or Group Psychotherapy will help you improve your self esteem, social skills, teach
you good living habits and deal with early traumas.
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Metabolic Health
Because there is a Gut-Brain connection Proper diet and supplements will improve you brain health Nutritional status, hormonal imbalances, food allergies, toxins, digestive inflammation and immune imbalances will be monitored.
VIDEOS
A video of a simulated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) treatment by Domenic Ciraulo, MED professor and Chair of the department of psychiatry and chief psychiatrist at Boston Medical Center, and Maryam Afshar, MED assistant professor. This video is a good representation of the rTMS treatment we are offering at the Montreal Neurotherapy Center. We have improved the life of many people suffering from Depression type illness using this non invasive, painless therapy approved by Health Canada, the FDA and the RAMQ.
What is Neurofeedback?
OUR TEAM
Dr. Hani Iskandar, MD Physician- Dr. Zorana Prelevic Psychiatrist
- Dr. Jean-Pierre Chiasson MD, FASAM, CCSAM, MRO Physician
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