Contemporary Care is a comprehensive psychiatric practice offering innovative solutions in psychiatric care
Office Locations:
81 Holly Hill Lane
Greenwich CT, 06830
84 Hospital Ave
Danbury, CT 06810
901 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10021
At Contemporary Care, we provide broad-based, cutting-edge treatments for an array of mental health concerns. Under the direction of Dr. Tarique Perera, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University, and a graduate of Harvard Medical School, our highly-skilled team of health professionals delivers comprehensive treatment customized to your individual needs. These treatments include the latest techniques in psychopharmacology and psychotherapy, health and wellness coaching, biofeedback, and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy (TMS), the most technologically advanced depression treatment available today.
Our Services Include:
1: Medication management (psychopharmacology); Contemporary Care offers superior, state of the art medication management for all psychiatric disorders by Drs. Tarique Perera, Joseph Deltito, and Jessica Chaudhary.
2: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS); TMS is a novel cutting edge treatment for major depression that is FDA approved and recommended by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) for treating adult unipolar depression.
3: Psychotherapy; Drs. Lisa Freiden(PhD from Yeshiva U), Erica Saypol (PhD Columbia U), and Katie Liebenberg (PhD George Washington U) provide several psychotherapy modalities including:Psychodynamic Therapy, Supportive Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), Couples Therapy
4: Biofeedback; Dr. Freiden provides expert Biofeedback therapy for anxiety disorders, phobias, PTSD.
5: Psychological testing; Dr. Liebenberg conducts testing in adults and children.
**TMS**
The NeuroStar TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) Therapy system, developed by Neuronetics, is the first non-systemic and non-invasive depression treatment cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for patients who have not benefited from prior antidepressant treatment.
NeuroStar TMS Therapy was FDA-cleared in October 2008 for patients suffering from depression who have not achieved satisfactory improvement from prior antidepressant medications. Using pulsed magnetic fields, transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy stimulates the part of the brain thought to be involved with mood regulation. TMS Therapy is a short outpatient procedure, performed in your psychiatrist’s office under his or her supervision while you remain awake and alert. The typical initial course of treatment is about 37 minutes daily over 4-6 weeks.
In a controlled clinical trial comparing active treatment with the NeuroStar TMS Therapy® system to an inactive device, patients treated with active NeuroStar TMS Therapy experienced a 22.1% average reduction of their depression symptoms, compared to a 9% average reduction of depression symptoms in patients receiving inactive treatment.
Patients treated with NeuroStar® also experienced significant improvement in anxiety and physical symptoms (such as appetite changes, aches and pains, and lack of energy) associated with depression.
A usual course of treatment for depression involves sessions 5 days a week for 4-6 weeks, although this can vary depending on your response. Treatments will be administered by certified technicians six days a week. Dr. Perera and other specialists will administer treatments while evaluating your progress and your psychopharmacological needs.
Patients referred to Contemporary Care will undergo a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation by Dr. Perera. The goal of the evaluation is to develop a multimodal treatment plan which could include any combination of TMS, drug therapy, individual psychotherapy, couples therapy, group therapy, virtual reality therapy, and wellness coaching, based on your needs.
Dr. Perera has an extensive background in psychopharmacology and has been rated one of the Best Doctors in America for the past 7 years. He has ten years of clinical experience at Comprehensive Psychiatric Care (CPC) in Danbury, Connecticut. Dr. Perera gives lectures for other psychiatrists and primary care physicians on the use of medications for mood and anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, attention deficit disorders, and the use of TMS therapy for depression. He also trains psychiatry residents in psychopharmacology at Columbia University. In addition to his immense knowledge of medication management, Dr. Perera also has access to experts from around the country for consultations on treatment plans.
Papers by Dr. Perera regarding neurogenisis
http://www.contemporarycare.net/uploads/documents/2011-Perera-Neurogenesis.pdf
http://www.contemporarycare.net/uploads/documents/Neurogenesis_and_Cognition_Neuroscientist_2008_paper_.pdf
http://www.contemporarycare.net/uploads/documents/Early_life_stress_and_Neurogenesis_Neural_Plasticity_2011_paper.pdf
http://www.contemporarycare.net/uploads/documents/Early_life_stress_and_Neurogenesis_Neural_Plasticity_2011_paper.pdf
http://www.contemporarycare.net/uploads/documents/ECT_and_EEG_Neuropsychopharm_2004_paper.pdf
FAQs http://www.contemporarycare.net/transcranialmagneticstimulation/tms-therapy-faqs.php
