Hope for tomorrow

For more than twelve years, Lake Center of H.O.P.E. has been treating its patients with compassion, care, and understanding through psychiatric and counseling services. Practicing in Lake County since 1997, Psychiatrist Nick Ungson, M.D., is proud to offer an extensive range of treatments to his patients.

“I have a wide age range that I treat — from 13 to 90-year-olds — we have no restrictions. With new developments in the fields of biological treatments, we are able to treat a broader spectrum of disorders. Treatments are becoming much more tolerable with the advancements in modern medicine, most with minimal to no side effects for our patients,” says Dr. Ungson.

A new procedure Dr. Ungson is hoping to incorporate into his Leesburg office — he also has an office located in The Villages — is transcranial magnetic stimulation. Chronic mental illness is many times difficult to put into remission. With the introduction of this ground-breaking procedure, patients receive thirty treatments lasting seven minutes each over the course of four to six weeks. A highly focused MRI-strength magnet stimulates the nerve cells that control mood. Patients remain awake and alert in the outpatient procedure, and for those patients who can benefit from this procedure, improvement in symptoms can be seen in as little as a few weeks. For many, it can eliminate some forms of depression entirely.

Dr. Ungson is pleased to provide his services to those who need it most. From substance abuse to depression — and everything in between — he is available to help you weather life’s storms.