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2024 Leading Research Achievements

We are pleased to present you with the 2024 Leading Research Achievements by BBRF Grantees, Prize Winners & Scientific Council Members.

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De-Stressing the Holiday Season: 12 Tips for Happier Holidays

During the holiday season, people often find themselves feeling stressed and overwhelmed by a dizzying array of seasonal demands, including parties, shopping, baking, cleaning and entertaining. The holidays may also highlight family issues, conflicts, political differences, and loneliness.

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ADVICE ON MENTAL HEALTH: Helping Children and Adolescents With Emotional Problems

Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein, BBRF’s CEO and President, talks with Dr. Daniel Pine of the NIMH.

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ECT, MST, and Other Neuromodulation Therapies to Relieve Severe Psychiatric Illness

Dr. Sarah Lisanby has been deeply involved in developing and improving the safety of life-saving neuromodulatory treatments including electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and magnetic seizure therapy (MST) for severe psychiatric illness.

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2023 Leading Research Achievements

We are pleased to present you with the 2023 Leading Research Achievements by BBRF Grantees, Prize Winners & Scientific Council Members.

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ADVICE ON MENTAL HEALTH:  Warning Signs & What to Look For: Anxiety and Depression in Childhood

Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein interviews Dr. Joan Luby of Washington University, St. Louis, whose research has changed views on the subject.

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2022 Leading Research Achievements

We are pleased to present you with the 2022 Leading Research Achievements by BBRF Grantees, Prizewinners & Scientific Council Members.

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A RESEARCHER'S PERSPECTIVE: We Are Witnessing a Revolution in Brain Stimulation

Dr. Mark S. George, a pioneer in the field, explains how TMS and related non-invasive brain stimulation technologies are changing the face of psychiatry.

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A Q&A with Dr. Mark S. George on Brain Stimulation for Psychiatric Illness

Dr. George, a pioneer in the field, answers practical questions about TMS and other brain stimulation therapies for psychiatric illness.

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Highly Individualized Deep-Brain Stimulation Helps a Patient With Severe Treatment-Resistant Depression

We write about a novel idea to address brain-based disorders that has moved from theory to bedside in only 3 years. Called closed-loop neuromodulation, it involves using electrical stimulation—delivered via an implanted deep-brain stimulation (DBS) device—at a precise location in the brain. The

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