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{{Short description|American medical researcher}} |
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[[File:Sarah H. Lisanby introducing NIH training video.png|thumb|Sarah H. Lisanby introducing an NIH training video]] |
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'''Sarah H. Lisanby''' (b. ca 1965)<ref name=atlantic>{{cite news|last1=Hurley|first1=Dan|title=The Woman Trying to Rehabilitate Electroshock Therapy|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/12/the-return-of-electroshock-therapy/413179/|work=The Atlantic|date=December 2015}}</ref> is an American psychiatrist who studies the use of [[neurostimulation]] devices to treat mental illness. Since 2015 she has directed the division of the [[National Institute of Mental Health]](NIMH) working on [[translational research]].<ref name="NIMH">{{cite web|title=Lisanby Chosen to Lead NIMH Division of Translational Research|url=https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2015/lisanby-chosen-to-lead-nimh-division-of-translational-research.shtml|publisher=NIMH|language=en|date=March 4, 2015}}</ref> |
'''Sarah H. Lisanby''' (b. ca 1965)<ref name=atlantic>{{cite news|last1=Hurley|first1=Dan|title=The Woman Trying to Rehabilitate Electroshock Therapy|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/12/the-return-of-electroshock-therapy/413179/|work=The Atlantic|date=December 2015|access-date=2017-05-10|archive-date=2017-01-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119020854/http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/12/the-return-of-electroshock-therapy/413179/|url-status=live}}</ref> is an American psychiatrist who studies the use of [[neurostimulation]] devices to treat mental illness. Since 2015 she has directed the division of the [[National Institute of Mental Health]] (NIMH) working on [[translational research]].<ref name="NIMH">{{cite web|title=Lisanby Chosen to Lead NIMH Division of Translational Research|url=https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2015/lisanby-chosen-to-lead-nimh-division-of-translational-research.shtml|publisher=NIMH|language=en|date=March 4, 2015|access-date=May 9, 2017|archive-date=April 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404200053/https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2015/lisanby-chosen-to-lead-nimh-division-of-translational-research.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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| ⚫ | Lisanby received dual undergraduate degrees in mathematics and psychology from [[Duke University]] in 1987 and received her MD there as well. She completed a residency in psychiatry, serving as chief resident.<ref name="NIMH"/> While she was a resident, she witnessed a woman with [[catatonic]] [[major depressive disorder]] undergo a dramatic remission after being treated with [[electroconvulsive therapy]] (ECT) and this set the course for the rest of her career.<ref name=atlantic/> |
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| ⚫ | After she graduated she undertook a fellowship at the [[New York Psychiatric Institute]] under [[Harold A. Sackeim]], who had been doing research on ways to reduce the adverse effects of ECT on memory by using magnets to induce seizures in the brain instead of delivering electricity directly, a therapeutic mode called [[magnetic seizure therapy]] (MST).<ref name=atlantic/> He asked her to work on developing a prototype that could do this, and by 2000 she and a team of collaborators had prepared one, and it was tested on a person in Switzerland.<ref name=atlantic/> She also started investigating [[transcranial magnetic stimulation]] with Sackheim at the institute.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Beame|first1=Roger|title=Batteries Not Included|url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/health/features/1696/|work=New York Magazine|date=December 20, 1999|access-date=April 29, 2023|archive-date=June 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626122606/https://nymag.com/nymetro/health/features/1696/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Lisanby received dual undergraduate degrees in mathematics and psychology from [[Duke University]] in 1987 and received her MD there as well. She completed a residency in psychiatry, serving as chief resident.<ref name="NIMH"/> While she was a resident, she witnessed a woman with [[catatonic]] [[major depressive disorder]] undergo a dramatic remission after being treated with [[electroconvulsive therapy]] ( |
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| ⚫ | After she graduated she undertook a fellowship at the [[New York Psychiatric Institute]] under [[Harold A. Sackeim]], who had been doing research on ways to reduce the adverse effects of ECT on memory by using magnets to induce seizures in the brain instead of delivering electricity directly, a therapeutic mode called [[magnetic seizure therapy]] (MST).<ref name=atlantic/> He asked her to work on developing a prototype that could do this, and by 2000 she and a team of collaborators had prepared one, and it was tested on a person in Switzerland.<ref name=atlantic/> She also started investigating [[transcranial magnetic stimulation]] with Sackheim at the institute.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Beame|first1=Roger|title=Batteries Not Included|url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/health/features/1696/|work=New York Magazine|date=December 20, 1999}}</ref> |
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In 2005 she founded the Division of Brain Stimulation at [[Columbia University]].<ref name=atlantic/> |
In 2005 she founded the Division of Brain Stimulation at [[Columbia University]].<ref name=atlantic/> |
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When [[Kitty Dukakis]] published her book about ECT in 2006 and in her subsequent advocacy for ECT, Lisanby has been asked to provide medical commentary on ECT.<ref>{{cite news|title=Weighing the Risks and Benefits of Shock Therapy|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=12226958|work=NPR.org|date=July 25, 2007|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Seelye|first1=Katharine Q.|title=Kitty Dukakis, a Beneficiary of Electroshock Therapy, Emerges as Its Evangelist|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/31/us/kitty-dukakis-electroshock-therapy-evangelist.html|work=The New York Times|date=31 December 2016}}</ref> |
When [[Kitty Dukakis]] published her book about ECT in 2006 and in her subsequent advocacy for ECT, Lisanby has been asked to provide medical commentary on ECT.<ref>{{cite news|title=Weighing the Risks and Benefits of Shock Therapy|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=12226958|work=NPR.org|date=July 25, 2007|language=en|access-date=April 29, 2023|archive-date=July 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718204334/http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=12226958|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Seelye|first1=Katharine Q.|title=Kitty Dukakis, a Beneficiary of Electroshock Therapy, Emerges as Its Evangelist|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/31/us/kitty-dukakis-electroshock-therapy-evangelist.html|work=The New York Times|date=31 December 2016|access-date=10 May 2017|archive-date=22 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422043637/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/31/us/kitty-dukakis-electroshock-therapy-evangelist.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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By 2010 Lisanby had led two scientific societies focused on neurostimulation and had published 150 papers; at that time she moved back to Duke.<ref name=atlantic/> In 2013 she was involved in some of the early clinical studies of [[transcranial direct current stimulation]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Belluck|first1=Pam|title=Promising Depression Therapy|url=https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/11/promising-depression-therapy/|work=New York Times|date=February 11, 2013|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Murphy|first1=Kate|title=Jump-Starter Kits for the Mind|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/29/science/jump-starter-kits-for-the-mind.html|work=The New York Times|date=28 October 2013}}</ref> |
By 2010 Lisanby had led two scientific societies focused on neurostimulation and had published 150 papers; at that time she moved back to Duke.<ref name=atlantic/> In 2013 she was involved in some of the early clinical studies of [[transcranial direct current stimulation]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Belluck|first1=Pam|title=Promising Depression Therapy|url=https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/11/promising-depression-therapy/|work=New York Times|date=February 11, 2013|language=en|access-date=April 29, 2023|archive-date=February 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223122229/https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/11/promising-depression-therapy/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Murphy|first1=Kate|title=Jump-Starter Kits for the Mind|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/29/science/jump-starter-kits-for-the-mind.html|work=The New York Times|date=28 October 2013|access-date=29 April 2023|archive-date=8 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208144439/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/29/science/jump-starter-kits-for-the-mind.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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In 2015 she was recruited to NIMH by [[Thomas Insel]].<ref name=atlantic/> |
In 2015 she was recruited to NIMH by [[Thomas Insel]].<ref name=atlantic/> |
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In much of her career she has advocated in public, in the scientific community, in the medical community, and at the FDA to remove the stigma from ECT and to develop MST and other neurostimulation methods.<ref name=atlantic/> |
In much of her career she has advocated in public, in the scientific community, in the medical community, and at the FDA to remove the stigma from ECT and to develop MST and other neurostimulation methods.<ref name=atlantic/> |
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Lisanby was interviewed in 2018 by Anderson Cooper for the CBS television show [[60 Minutes]] as |
Lisanby was interviewed in 2018 by Anderson Cooper for the CBS television show [[60 Minutes]] as an expert on MST.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ect-is-shock-therapy-making-a-comeback/|title = Is shock therapy making a comeback?|website = [[CBS News]]|access-date = 2023-04-29|archive-date = 2023-02-03|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230203160033/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ect-is-shock-therapy-making-a-comeback/|url-status = live}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [https://vimeo.com/148425333 Video: Dr. Sarah H. Lisanby: Coolest Things Happening in Neuroscience & Psychiatry]. National Neuroscience Curriculum Initiative. ca May 2016. |
* [https://vimeo.com/148425333 Video: Dr. Sarah H. Lisanby: Coolest Things Happening in Neuroscience & Psychiatry]. National Neuroscience Curriculum Initiative. ca May 2016. |
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* {{cite news|title=Sarah Lisanby testimony at FDA on reclassifying ECT|url=https://psychcentral.com/lib/dr-sarah-lisanby-on-ect/|work=Psych Central|date=January 27, 2011}} |
* {{cite news|title=Sarah Lisanby testimony at FDA on reclassifying ECT|url=https://psychcentral.com/lib/dr-sarah-lisanby-on-ect/|work=Psych Central|date=January 27, 2011}} |
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Sarah H. Lisanby (b. ca 1965)[1] is an American psychiatrist who studies the use of neurostimulation devices to treat mental illness. Since 2015 she has directed the division of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) working on translational research.[2]
Lisanby received dual undergraduate degrees in mathematics and psychology from Duke University in 1987 and received her MD there as well. She completed a residency in psychiatry, serving as chief resident.[2] While she was a resident, she witnessed a woman with catatonic major depressive disorder undergo a dramatic remission after being treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and this set the course for the rest of her career.[1]
After she graduated she undertook a fellowship at the New York Psychiatric Institute under Harold A. Sackeim, who had been doing research on ways to reduce the adverse effects of ECT on memory by using magnets to induce seizures in the brain instead of delivering electricity directly, a therapeutic mode called magnetic seizure therapy (MST).[1] He asked her to work on developing a prototype that could do this, and by 2000 she and a team of collaborators had prepared one, and it was tested on a person in Switzerland.[1] She also started investigating transcranial magnetic stimulation with Sackheim at the institute.[3]
In 2005 she founded the Division of Brain Stimulation at Columbia University.[1]
When Kitty Dukakis published her book about ECT in 2006 and in her subsequent advocacy for ECT, Lisanby has been asked to provide medical commentary on ECT.[4][5]
By 2010 Lisanby had led two scientific societies focused on neurostimulation and had published 150 papers; at that time she moved back to Duke.[1] In 2013 she was involved in some of the early clinical studies of transcranial direct current stimulation.[6][7]
In 2015 she was recruited to NIMH by Thomas Insel.[1]
In much of her career she has advocated in public, in the scientific community, in the medical community, and at the FDA to remove the stigma from ECT and to develop MST and other neurostimulation methods.[1]
Lisanby was interviewed in 2018 by Anderson Cooper for the CBS television show 60 Minutes as an expert on MST.[8]
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