An Interventional Psychiatry Track

"Interventional psychiatry" has been proposed as a name for the emerging psychiatric subspecialty of neuromodulation, or brain stimulation. The practices of electroconvulsive therapy and transcranial magnetic stimulation are rapidly expanding. Moreover, research techniques, such as neuronavigation and electrophysiology, are already translating to the clinic, further emphasizing the need for training paradigms to keep pace. The purpose of this article is to provide practical guidance for psychiatry residents who seek further training in this emerging subspecialty. It describes a training track developed at the Medical University of South Carolina that can be adopted by residents at other institutions.