Zafiris J. Daskalakis, MD, PhD

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  • 2002–2023Active
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Zafiris J. Daskalakis, MD, PhD is affiliated with Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California. Zafiris J. Daskalakis has authored or co-authored 6 peer-reviewed articles published across the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry and the Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders between 2002 and 2023. Their work focuses on Depression (MDD), Suicide, Electroconvulsive Therapy, and Schizophrenia/Schizoaffective Disorders.

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rTMS for Treatment-Resistant Depression: Mismatch of Evidence and Insurance Coverage Policies
Commentary

rTMS for Treatment-Resistant Depression: Mismatch of Evidence and Insurance Coverage Policies

April 26, 2023

The authors argue that insurance companies’ prior authorization process overly restricts access to rTMS, which has proven effectiveness for TRD.
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JCP
Meta-Analysis

Effect of rTMS on Suicidal Ideation in Treatment-Resistant Depression

January 18, 2022

Repetitive magnetic transcranial stimulation (rTMS) has been established as an efficacious treatment for MDD. This meta-analysis looked at its effects on suicidal ideation in depressed patients across the lifespan.
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JCP
Original Research

Continuation MST for Treatment-Resistant Depression

October 19, 2021

Magnetic seizure therapy (MST) has shown promise as an alternative to electroconvulsive therapy for acute treatment-resistant depression (TRD). This study examines the efficacy of MST as a continuation treatment...
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JCP
Original Research

Does rTMS Decrease Suicidal Ideation?

April 17, 2018

Read a study on the effects of rTMS on suicidal ideation in patients with treatment-resistant major depression (TRD).
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JCP
Original Research

ECT for Schizophrenia

April 26, 2017

ECT is effective in patients with schizophrenia who do not respond to clozapine or cannot take it due to adverse effects. This study, conducted in a large sample using...
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JCP
Original Research

Quetiapine: An Effective Antipsychotic in First-Episode Schizophrenia Despite Only Transiently High Dopamine-2 Receptor Blockade

November 1, 2002

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