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Leah D Fryml

Medical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychology

Selected Publications


Ketamine for Chronic Pain and Mental Health: Regulations, Legalities, and the Growth of Infusion Clinics.

Journal Article Curr Pain Headache Rep · October 2023 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: In this article, we will review evidence for ketamine's role in chronic pain and mental health conditions, its current legal status and abuse potential, and the regulations related to its administration in stand-alone infusion clinics, a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Exposure Therapy and Simultaneous Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A Controlled Pilot Trial for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.

Journal Article J ECT · March 2019 OBJECTIVES: This is a small preliminary but novel study assessing the feasibility of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) delivery to veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) while they simultaneously receive prolonged exposure (PE ... Full text Link to item Cite

The role of rTMS for patients with severe PTSD and depression.

Journal Article Evid Based Ment Health · February 2018 Full text Link to item Cite

The Role of Amantadine Withdrawal in 3 Cases of Treatment-Refractory Altered Mental Status.

Journal Article J Psychiatr Pract · May 2017 Amantadine, which was originally developed as an antiviral medication, functions as a dopamine agonist in the central nervous system and consequently is utilized in the treatment of Parkinson disease, drug-induced extrapyramidal reactions, and neuroleptic ... Full text Link to item Cite

Management of postpartum depression.

Journal Article J Midwifery Womens Health · 2013 The mainstays of treatment for peripartum depression are psychotherapy and antidepressant medications. More research is needed to understand which treatments are safe, preferable, and effective. Postpartum depression, now termed peripartum depression by th ... Full text Link to item Cite