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Patient & Family Resource CenterMore educational programsDepression Program

A free educational program exclusively for patients, families and friends presented by the Department of Psychiatry's Patient & Family Resource Center at Massachusetts General Hospital.

TMS and Other Brain Stimulation Therapies 
Joan Camprodon, MD, PhD, MPH

Novel Combination and Augmentation Strategies in Depression 
Maurizio Fava, MD

The Role of Placebo in Clinical Practice
Cristina Cusin, MD

Biological Targeting and Antidepressants
David Mischoulon, MD, PhD

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
John D. Matthews, MD

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