Personalized Ultrasonic Brain Stimulation for Depression

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age 18-65, any gender

2. Primary diagnosis of major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder

3. Current moderate-to-severe depressive episode, without psychotic features, lastingat least 2 months

4. Self-rated 16-item Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS) total score > 10

5. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and avoid changes topsychiatric treatments (medications, psychotherapy) for the duration of the study

6. For females of reproductive potential: negative pregnancy test or use of highlyeffective contraception for at least 1 month prior to baseline; agreement to usesuch a method throughout the study

7. Capacity to provide informed consent; provision of a signed and dated consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

1. History of serious brain injury or other neurologic disorder

2. Poorly managed general medical condition

3. Pregnant or breast feeding

4. Implanted device in the head or neck

5. MRI intolerance or contraindication

6. Brain stimulation (e.g., ECT, TMS, VNS) in the past month

7. Suicidal ideation (Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale screen item #2, pastmonth)

8. Lifetime history of a serious suicide attempt

9. Moderate-to-severe substance use disorder (past 3 months)

10. Obsessive compulsive disorder (past month)

11. Posttraumatic stress disorder (past month)

12. Schizophrenia-spectrum disorder (lifetime)

13. Neurocognitive disorder (past year)

14. Personality disorder as a current focus of treatment

15. Clinically inappropriate for participation in the study as determined by the studyteam