Articles by Nolan Williams, MD

Getting Uncomfortable with Esketamine

January 13, 2020

Nolan Williams, MD

Director of the Brain Stimulation Lab and Interventional Psychiatry Clinical Research Program; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University, CA. Dr. Williams has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

The FDA approval of esketamine (Spravalto) left some unanswered questions, including suicide, addiction, withdrawal, neurotoxicity, and bladder inflammation. Nolan Williams addresses those risks and looks at where esketamine fits among other options like TMS and ECT. Dr. Williams directs the Interventional Psychiatry Clinical Research Program and Brain Stimulation Lab at Stanford University.

The Practice of Interventional Psychiatry

July 1, 2015

Nolan Williams, MD

Nolan Williams, MD Instructor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University Dr. Williams has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Dr. Williams discusses the field of interventional psychiatry from a practical standpoint by outlining the philosophy, practice, and case studies where interventional strategies have been effective.

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