Nasal esketamine is a rapid-acting intervention for depression. This study investigated the brain’s electrical activity following the receipt of nasal esketamine.
When might Esketamine be appropriate? Esketamine is FDA-approved to treat major depressive disorder in adults who have not benefitted from at least two previous antidepressant medications. It is indicated to be used in combination with an oral antidepressant. What is a typical course of esketamine treatments? Esketamine treatments are performed as an outpatient. A recommended … Read more
UNC’s Psychiatry Residency Program ensures that all trainees gain exposure to interventional psychiatry through core experiences in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and esketamine during the PGY-3 year, with additional opportunities for elective training during PGY-4. The Interventional Psychiatry Track offers an optional three-year longitudinal experience for residents who wish to develop advanced … Read more
Lisa M Herrera is a new outpatient attending working primarily at Vilcom Center. Her focus will be the treatment of mood disorders for adult patients with a focus on older aged adults. She is eager to bolster the geriatric psychiatry specialty at UNC as we welcome our first geriatric psychiatry fellow this next academic year! … Read more
The UNC Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship Program is an ACGME accredited one-year training program in which Fellows become proficient in the management of all major psychiatric symptoms and disorders in the medically ill. Fellows learn to identify and manage neuropsychiatric conditions, conduct comprehensive clinical assessments and treatments, collaborate with diverse clinical teams, navigate complex systems, and address … Read more
At UNC, our Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship is proud to feature a diverse and experienced faculty dedicated to teaching and mentoring the next generation of CL psychiatrists. Our faculty members possess a wide range of expertise, united by their passion for providing exceptional patient care and training. In addition to our core CL faculty detailed below, … Read more
Dr. Riah Patterson is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with joint appointments in the Departments of Psychiatry and Emergency Medicine. She serves as the Service Line Leader for Adult Inpatient Psychiatry, Director of the Perinatal Psychiatry Program, and Medical Director of the UNC Perinatal Psychiatry Inpatient Unit (PPIU). … Read more
Dr. Erica Hatch, MD (she/her), is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at UNC. She has been on faculty in the CL division since 2022. She completed her medical education at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University and went on to complete her residency and CL fellowship at UNC. Dr. Hatch specializes in … Read more