The proven effectiveness of neuromodulation and stimulation techniques for the management of psychiatric disorders has brought strongly needed innovation in psychiatry, given the high prevalence and high costs of treatment resistance. Although evidence-based guidelines in neuromodulation have been implemented to improve the clinical efficacy, safety, and research procedures, practical suggestions on how to design a psychiatric neuromodulation unit (PNU) are not available in the scientific literature. In this contribution, we have combined the results of a literature search with the suggestions of clinical psychiatrists, managers, and bioethicists who have had firsthand experience in building a PNU. Eleven key issues concerning the implementation and management of a PNU were identified: general context, team composition, environment, basic technical equipment, clinical versus research activities, target clinical population, education and training, interdisciplinarity, ethical aspects, regulatory and reimbursement issues, fund-raising, and partnership development. Moreover, a business plan comprising pragmatic solutions and recommendations for designing an efficient PNU was laid out.

The Psychiatric Neuromodulation Unit: Implementation and Management / Sauvaget, Anne; Poulet, Emmanuel; Mantovani, Antonio; Bulteau, Samuel; Damier, Philippe; Moutaud, Baptiste; Paternoster, Mariano; de Bartolomeis, Andrea; Dʼurso, Giordano. - In: THE JOURNAL OF ECT. - ISSN 1095-0680. - (2018), p. 1. [10.1097/YCT.0000000000000513]

The Psychiatric Neuromodulation Unit: Implementation and Management

Paternoster, Mariano;de Bartolomeis, Andrea;DʼUrso, Giordano
2018

Abstract

The proven effectiveness of neuromodulation and stimulation techniques for the management of psychiatric disorders has brought strongly needed innovation in psychiatry, given the high prevalence and high costs of treatment resistance. Although evidence-based guidelines in neuromodulation have been implemented to improve the clinical efficacy, safety, and research procedures, practical suggestions on how to design a psychiatric neuromodulation unit (PNU) are not available in the scientific literature. In this contribution, we have combined the results of a literature search with the suggestions of clinical psychiatrists, managers, and bioethicists who have had firsthand experience in building a PNU. Eleven key issues concerning the implementation and management of a PNU were identified: general context, team composition, environment, basic technical equipment, clinical versus research activities, target clinical population, education and training, interdisciplinarity, ethical aspects, regulatory and reimbursement issues, fund-raising, and partnership development. Moreover, a business plan comprising pragmatic solutions and recommendations for designing an efficient PNU was laid out.
2018
The Psychiatric Neuromodulation Unit: Implementation and Management / Sauvaget, Anne; Poulet, Emmanuel; Mantovani, Antonio; Bulteau, Samuel; Damier, Philippe; Moutaud, Baptiste; Paternoster, Mariano; de Bartolomeis, Andrea; Dʼurso, Giordano. - In: THE JOURNAL OF ECT. - ISSN 1095-0680. - (2018), p. 1. [10.1097/YCT.0000000000000513]
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