Innovative Psychiatry
Treatment for Psychiatric Mood Disorders Has Been Quietly Waiting To Do Its Magic for 50 Years He was 48, in the midst of a booming career, and like some others who demonstrate that special kind of genius, he had periods when depression came over him unexpectedly…and made it extremely difficult to function. Because of his […]
When Your Loved One Needs Treatment – The Stigma of Old Wives’ Tales Can Cause Crisis… or Tragedy… A mother’s heart is broken when she finds her 19 year old son dead in his car…apparently from carbon monoxide poisoning. She knew he’d struggled for years, saying things like he wished he was dead…or about how […]
Ketamine Can Eradicate Severe Depression Do you know anyone who’s severely depressed? I want you to meet Marti. If you’ve never experienced severe depression yourself, learning about Marti’s journey may give you a glimpse into what it’s like. And if you have…well…I hope Marti’s story helps you feel less alone…and helps you find hope for your future, […]
Aug. 21, 2018 — Ketamine, a widely used anesthetic that’s also an illicit party drug, has taken on a new role in recent years: treating severe depression in people who have not responded to standard treatment. Researchers have called it the most exciting breakthrough in the field of depression research in the past half-century. One form of the drug, being […]
Ketamine Treatment Shows It’s Effectiveness with Treatment-Resistant Adolescent Depression For generations, teenagers have struggled with depression, and treatment has been only moderately effective. We need to treat adolescent depression urgently. Failed grades, lost schooling due to poor attendance, interrupted social development, broken dreams… Pressures of Achievements A young woman who had excelled in high school, […]
Average scores on the Children’s Depression Rating Scale dropped by 42.5% following low-dose IV ketamine infusions among 13 teenagers with treatment-resistant depression, findings published in Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology showed. “Adult [treatment-resistant depression] research has begun to explore repeated administrations of ketamine, which may have promise for greater effectiveness and longer remission periods than single […]
Smash Treatment-Resistant Mood Disorders with Rapid-Acting Antidepressants: Like Ketamine Treatment We’ve talked before about the line to the throne where ketamine treatment now reigns. Formulators in a lab were seeking to create a new anesthesia, and they thought they’d found one. They called it Sernyl—but the unpredictable side effects, hallucinations, and sometimes violent behavior, drove […]
Ketamine has been shown to work much faster, with effects that last much longer, than current antidepressants (SSRIs) 40% of teens do not respond to their first round of SSRIs, lowering their chance of achieving remission Recently, ketamine has gained traction as an alternative to antidepressants The University of Michigan researchers say their study is […]
New Rochelle, NY, August 1, 2018–A new study has shown a significant average decrease in the Children’s Depression Rating Scale (42.5%) among adolescents with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) who were treated with intravenous ketamine. The study, which demonstrated the tolerability and potential role of ketamine as a treatment option for adolescents with TRD, is published in Journal […]
Emotional Regulation in Mood Disorders Can be Improved !! Ketamine Treatment and Psychotherapy “Cassie..?” “Yes, Mom?” “Sam called … says he can’t come over because he has to go to the mall with his mom …” “WHAAAAATT??? That CREEP!!” The freshly opened Coke can in Cassie’s hand […]