Innovative Psychiatry
Initial research finds fast, dramatic benefits for a vulnerable population By Jack Turban on July 18, 2017 Fourteen-year-old Nicole, whose name I changed for her privacy, told her mother every day for years that she wanted to end her own life. Between suicide attempts were more psychiatric hospital visits than she or her mother could count. She […]
Ketamine Makes Time Magazine! Jun 21, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. For decades, scientists have searched for a new type of antidepressant, one that works differently from the 20-plus drugs already on the market. Finding a new option is crucial, since a third of people don’t respond to available depression treatments. They […]
Ketamine is an illicit drug known as “Special K”, but it could have some legit antidepressant effects. By Rachel Jacoby Zoldan | May 16, 2017 Depression is more common than you might think. It affects more than 15 million Americans, and the World Health Organization estimates that number grows to 300 million when you expand […]
Hope and Fast Treatment for the Severely Depressed. For one-third of U.S. patients with depression, standard medications aren’t enough. With nearly 43,000 suicides a year, the need for effective treatment looms large. In 2013, ketamine, a drug commonly used for anesthesia, was studied for its ability to inhibit nerve cells’ N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors. Within 24 […]
Each year, millions of Americans are diagnosed with major depression. Not all of them will seek treatment, and roughly 40% of those who do will not respond to antidepressants. Fortunately, there’s an alternative to Treatment-Resistant Depression – IV Ketamine Therapy Ketamine is administered at a low dose by IV infusion, and it works quickly. Many patients […]