David Carreon MD
@davidcarreon
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Co-founder of @AcaciaClinics specializing in #depression + neuro-navigated TMS 🧲🧠. Author of "The Opposite of Depression"
Sunnyvale, CA
Joined April 2009
Amazing work! Great numbers, too!.
New finding: 5-day accelerated TMS (no MRI) with major PTSD symptom relief in n>100 Veterans—77% response, 62% remission. Fast, scalable, and effective with scalp-based targeting. A big step for accessible precision PTSD care. #TMS #PTSD @VAResearch .👉
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Bravo! Open science ftw!.
NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya has announced that the NIH Public Access Policy, originally slated to go into effect on 12/31/25 will now be effective 7/1/25. Read more in his statement:
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If we keep using DSM, this is a great idea. We see WAY more autoimmune, rheumatoid arthritis, POTS, fibromyalgia, long COVID, etc at @AcaciaClinics among our ultra treatment resistant folks than I ever suspected.
Viewpoint: The DSM-6 should include an inflammation specifier for major depression to improve diagnosis, treatment, and research.
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Nice work using E-fields in TMS.
New precision results out - scalp-based targeting in transcranial magneitc stimulation yields highly reliable outcomes in multisite use. Better target engagement when incorporating e-fields. collab w/ @mmadore @Stanford_PMHW and others.
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First off, this is a huge deal as this is the first time that anyone has really convincingly shown that any kind of TMS can actually keep people better. In short, we treated a group of depressed people with SAINT TMS (5 days of intensive, personalized TMS). Those who got better,.
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We've known TMS and SAINT can get people better, but can we keep people better? Yes! We found that re-treatment (guided by proprietary algorithm) can very effectively keep them better! . What'd we do? 🧵.
Recent article in Brain Stimulation article discusses SAINT® as a personalized continuation therapy for depression: #SAINT #mentalhealth #brainstimulation #neuromodulation
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RT @PinesAndrew: What brain regions are involved in causing psychotic symptoms?. Take a moment away from the existential dread about the fu….
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RT @foxmdphd: Can lesion damage to a specific brain circuit cause psychosis? New paper out today by @PinesAndrew @shansiddiqi @JAMAPsych @B….
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RT @DesmondOathes: Challenge to do scalp (F3 here) vs. fMRI-guided rTMS outcome because, by chance, scalp sometimes = decent fMRI spot. Thi….
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"I have an idea! How about we maximize shareholder value by extracting it from the terminally ill??" Is an apparently common conversation. To the surprise of no one, private equity and publicly-traded companies are really bad at running hospices, even worse than other for-profit
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Very cool! Pain exists between the brain and the rest of the body. I wonder if something could be done to stop chronic pain from developing?? You know, like, in the brain?!.
Scientists can predict which patients will develop chronic pain within days of an #injury by assessing brain cross "talk" between two regions of the brain and the person's #anxiety levels, according to @NatMentHealth.
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RT @DrEricB: “Good will come to those who are #generous and lend #freely, who conduct their affairs with #justice.”.Psalms 112:5 https://t.….
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RT @NolanRyWilliams: New interview: I recently sat down with @seankelly25 and shared clinical data on SAINT. Listen to the full episode at….
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RT @CoopRx: If @elonmusk and @VivekGRamaswamy truly want to cut government waste in their new DOGE roles, then the first place they need to….
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Huge news! CMS (aka the folks in charge of Medicare) agreed to pay an actually reasonable amount of money for SAINT (the 5-day intensive TMS treatment for depression we provide). While the contexts are still quite limited (e.g. @AcaciaClinics doesn't count), this is an absolutely.
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RT @Stanford_PMHW: 🧠'A cognitive neural circuit biotype of depression showing functional and behavioral improvement after transcranial mag….
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RT @NolanRyWilliams: Incredibly rewarding to see SAINT therapy demonstrate promise for reducing depressive symptoms of bipolar 1 disorder i….
psychiatrictimes.com
A refined rTMS protocol, the Stanford Accelerated Intelligent Neuromodulation Therapy for major depressive disorder, shows promise in bipolar disorder.
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