Staff and faculty

Linda Fitzsimons, MS, RNC

• Nursing Coordinator for the ECT Service, New York State Psychiatric Institute since 1990
• Certified Clinical Rater
  • The Adult & Late Life Depression Center (1990-present)
  • The Brain Stimulation and Neuromodulation Center (1996-present)
• ANA, Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse
• Registered Nurse, Columbia Presbyterian School of Nursing
• Master of Science Degree, Community Health Administration and Wellness Promotion
• Trained and Certified in Group Psychotherapy at The Eastern Group Psychotherapy Institute
• Nursing Research Coordinator for inpatient protocol funded by The National Institute of Mental Health, to study the efficacy and cognitive effects of ECT.
• Collaborated on many Pharmacologic trials focusing on the treatment of Major Depression, Dysthymia and related Affective Disorders
• Collaborated on many clinical trials in the Department of Brain Stimulation including; Rapid rate magnetic stimulation (rTMS), Optimization of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS), Deep Brain Stimulation, (DBS) and other innovative biological treatments for depression
• Psychiatric nursing preceptor for college nursing students' rotation in Brain Stimulation.
• Nursing Faculty for ECT Fellowship in Psychiatry.
• New York State Psychiatric Institute, Nursing Leadership Member.

Publications

• Fitzsimons, L., Ramos, F.: Electroconvulsive Therapy. In: Suzanne Lego (2nd, ed.) Psychiatric Nursing: A Comprehensive Reference. New York, Lippincott-Raven Pub
• Fitzsimons, Meyer. Health care reform and ECT; soaring beyond the cuckoo's nest. J of Psychosocial Nursing And Mental Health Services
• Fitzsimons, L. Electroconvulsive Therapy: what nurses need to know. J of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services
• Coauthored fifteen publications in professional psychiatric and neuropsychiatry journals