Olympia Center for TMS & Psychiatry
Holistic Mental Health Care
What is Adult ADHD? Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), being a neurodevelopmental disorder, is something that starts at an early age and continues to impact individuals throughout their lives. Individuals with ADHD often experience challenges known as executive function deficits. These deficits can manifest as difficulties in staying focused, completing tasks, and staying organized, leading to missed appointments …
Welcome Our New Provider, Ann Song, DNP, ARNP, PMHNP-BC | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Olympia Center for TMS and Psychiatry is proud to welcome Ann Song, a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, to our team. She will be providing telehealth appointments for medication management. Ann is a long-time resident of Thurston County. Licensed …
A new survey that assessed the mental health impact of COVID-19 across the globe shows high rates of trauma and clinical mood disorders related to the pandemic. The survey, carried out by Sapien Labs, was conducted in eight English-speaking countries and included 49,000 adults. It showed that 57% of respondents experienced some COVID-19-related adversity or trauma. …
It’s hard to believe, but the COVID-19 pandemic has entered its second year. A lot of factors have had an effect on the mental health of people in our state: illness, job loss, the weather, and much more. Like so many others the Cutler Family has been trying to navigate work, family and school in …
The 10 Misconceptions About Psychiatry That Can Be Harmful Psychiatry has long been subject to criticism and debate. Back in the 1960s, a movement was launched to fix loopholes in the existing mental health practices. It was a healthy, constructive movement then, aiming at larger than life goals. Today, the very core of this constructive movement has …
We are pleased to offer our patients telehealth visits by video conference through our EMR (Athena Health) software. Visit our Telehealth Visits page for more details on if you are eligible for a virtual visit, how to prepare for a successful video visit, and more!
**NWWC has been welcoming back our patients since May 4th, 2020 due to the governor lifting the order to delay wellness visits and non-urgent procedures. Our friendly front desk staff are happy to schedule your next appointment. Please provide your own mask as we will be observing universal masking.** Our MAs/RNs, our Receptionists, and our …
Veteran Eases PTSD Suffering With TMS PLATTE CITY, Mo. — Five years: That’s how long it took for one retired Marine veteran to find the right treatment while battling with post-traumatic stress disorder. But with the help of a lot of people and a promising new technology, he is peeling back the layers of mental …
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive method of brain stimulation which uses magnetic induction forces focusing on a particular area of the brain. The electromagnetic induction is generated from a coil using electricity and these pulses travel through the cranium to its specified receptor area of the brain. Several different methods of brain stimulation …
Electroencephalography (EEG) data may be used to predict clinical response to transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in patients with comorbid major depressive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to study data published in the Journal of Affective Disorders. Investigators conducted a prospective, unblinded trial of 5 Hz TMS at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Butler …
