OLLI101429 - When Prozac and Psychotherapy Haven't Worked: New Thinking and Treatments

Course Description

When Prozac and Psychotherapy Haven’t Worked: New Thinking and Treatments

Instructor: Jay Pomerantz
Dates: Thursdays, Sept 29-Nov 17
Time: 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
Location: Online via Zoom  

For many years, the mainstay of depression treatment has been antidepressants (particularly SSRI’s) combined with psychotherapy. The problem is that approximately one-third of patients do not respond adequately. More intensive treatment by combining antidepressants and adding other enhancers will over time boost treatment response to perhaps 85%. That still leaves many individuals not adequately treated with a condition that may persist for years. The advent of new treatment modalities such as repetitive Trans Magnetic Stimulation, ketamine and psychedelics (such as psilocybin) is very welcome news.
Maximum registrants: 500

Instructor Bio:
Jay Pomerantz, MD, Yale University School of Medicine. Following an internship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, he served on the medical staff of the U.S. Peace Corps. He then completed a residency in psychiatry at Mass Mental Health Center in Boston. After that, he practiced outpatient psychiatry while continuing on the clinical faculty of Harvard Medical School. He retired in 2015.