Innovative Psychiatry
Twenty-year-old Jake felt listless, really somewhat lost, truthfully. He had led a confusing life of trying to take classes his counselors and parents told him to take, joining organizations that were recommended to him. But never being able to sink his teeth into anything. Nothing seemed like it mattered. Whether it was classes or sports or charity […]
Eric woke up agitated, fighting the darkness that flooded his thoughts. He plodded to the kitchen and tried to keep the defeat and deep irritability at bay. On his good days, Eric could be a somewhat upbeat guy, and his family enjoyed his clever quips. On darker days, he tried to be upbeat but it […]
It’s coming, and we’ll be there! This conference, hosted by Rupert McShane, Consultant Psychiatrist and Associate Professor, Oxford, UK will be a stunning international hybrid event and the list of speakers reads like the Who’s Who of the field. This is, quite simply, the most important and prestigious conference on ketamine and related compounds for […]
Remember what you were doing when the planes crashed into the World Trade Center? Or when President Reagan was shot? Well, what about when Putin invaded Ukraine..? Which time, you ask? For real. That’s a good point. When world changing events occur, they make a lasting impression that stays with us, often for the rest […]
In addition to the suffering a new mother experiences from postpartum depression, the baby is at risk for lower IQ, increased likelihood of ADHD, slower language development, and increased risk of behavior problems and other psychiatric disorders. Indicators for postpartum depression — or risk factors, as we might call them — can be identified and […]
We often think of depression as being caused by loss. Things like death, or loss of an important relationship, loss of job or status… Sometimes there is a period when everything is going well, then suddenly things begin to go equally badly. You can experience a sort of whiplash that occurs that brings on depression […]
Heard of adult bullying? Heard of adults considering suicide as a result? We often focus on bullying of children in school, which is life threatening for some children, but did you know adults bullying adults can also be a serious threat to the health and wellbeing of those adults? Gina is an economics teacher at […]
What can you do when cognitive function skids to a slow crawl… how can you restore it? Nelson clattered along the path that followed the lake. His shoes were loose and slapped the ground with each step. He could have stopped to tie them on more snugly, but who cared? He was frustrated and too […]
It’s that time of year again. The holidays and parties and celebrations are behind. We’re left to clean up the mess, pay the bills for what we spent…. And try to avoid falling into depression. That’s right. January is often considered the most depressing month of the year. And actually there’s a reason for that. […]
Why did it get weird? Is that an indisputable element of IV ketamine treatment for depression? We respond with a resounding NO! (article from The New York Times, 12/26/2022) Every once in awhile, someone publishes a first-hand account of their experience with ketamine as a treatment for depression. (And it goes viral because….well, it’s just […]