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How Stress Takes Down the Best People…and What To Do About It
Heather was 38, and had had a series of extreme stressors over a period of several years. She was a giver at heart, always looking for ways to help — always trying to make the lives of people she knew easier or more fun. But then her husband left her. It was the same old,…
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International Conference on Ketamine for Psychiatric Disorders 2018
Can you say PHENOMENAL??? Let’s hear it for Ketamine Treatment and Oxford!! I just returned from a history-making global conference focused on research and clinical evidence for ketamine for psychiatric disorders. Experts from nearly every continent spoke of their own data and evidence from this emerging field of the the science behind ketamine and the…
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Ketamine: What’s Dose Got To Do With It?
Ketamine’s Power Against Depression We’ve talked before about how ketamine works through a variety of actions to relieve depression in people with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Like the hero in an epic movie, ketamine treatment works in several brain areas at once to improve brain functioning. It triggers a cascade of actions that repair, restore…
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Breaking News! Ketamine’s Rapid Relief of Depression in the Lateral Habenula
Ever get tired of the ongoing discussions about depression…? What causes it, and what actually helps people feel better? How many people have you heard complain that they don’t believe in psychiatric medicine because “it doesn’t work?” People who say they feel like guinea pigs and are fed up…? Or…maybe you’re one of those people…?…
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Mental Health Issues in College Students — Prepare Early
Does Your College Student Know Where to Find Mental Health Support? Jonathan stood at the curb, watching his parents drive till they were out of sight. He felt lost. Vulnerable. Tired. He didn’t know much about mental health issues in college students … or even first graders, for that matter. Jonathan had been depressed most…
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Ketamine – Outpatient Treatment for Addiction
Ohhhh, the weekend. The time when you can finally let down and let go after a week of grind. Waking to the alarm clock day after day after day… Sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic… Not once but twice a day…day in and day out. Friday night? It’s time to PARTY!! Meet your friends at your favorite…
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4 Subtypes of Depression Target More Effective Treatment for You
Depression’s the Worst! It drains your energy, robs you of enjoyment of ANYTHING, isolates you and makes you feel like no one in the entire world cares. Makes you feel like you’re a burden on the people you know. Makes you feel achey and lethargic. Shuts down your brain so you can’t think. You can’t…
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When Your Loved One Plans to Die: How to Prevent Imminent Suicide
Suicidal Thoughts…? “Nah, she’s not going to kill herself. She’s too afraid of pain.” “He’ll never follow through…he just keeps threatening… he’s just looking for attention…” …“I’m so shocked he did this. I had no idea he was thinking about suicide… I feel so bad…” If you’re depressed, or you know someone who is, your…
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IV Ketamine Treatment for the Saddest Day of the Year…? Maybe so, if it’s SAD – Seasonal Affective Disorder Treatment
So maybe you’ve heard of Blue Monday…? January 15, the saddest day of the year. This 13 year old hoax needs a little straightening out. See if you agree. Blue Monday? What does that have to do with psychiatry? Pretty much nothing … but let me explain. In 2005, a guy named Dr. Cliff Arnall in…
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IV Ketamine Treatment Can Prevent a Medical Leave of Absence from College
Are You a Depressed College Student? Who sometimes just can’t go to class? … or do your work? Sometimes you can’t bring yourself to write the paper … or even do the reading. If last semester was awful, you hope this one will be better. That you’ll get up. Get cleaned up. Eat some decent…