Innovative Psychiatry
Shooters are Killing People We have a tradition in this country of excusing and explaining away the actions of a terrorizing shooter by declaring him mentally ill. We’re talking about shooters—the ones who open fire in a crowded public space and gun down the innocent. I hesitate to enter this dialogue but I feel compelled […]
When we think about family, what does your mind conjure? A mother, a father, and a few children? Or maybe a mother and children. Or a father and his brood. How you achieve being your best self is largely influenced by your family. Maybe your experience with family is having two moms, or two dads. […]
Whether you’re expecting your first child or your kids are senior citizens themselves, your heart has been on your sleeve for the duration. Is there anything like being a mother? Whether you’re a. mother of a baby, a teen, or a mother of senior citizens, the worry never dissipates. They’re always on your mind. Here […]
Find out how to get it fast. Feel like giving up lately? Not just giving up what you’re doing, but giving up on life…? You’re not alone, you know. Still, just because you feel something a lot of other people feel, you don’t have to act on it. This is why you need resilience. Resilience […]
Thrilling? Yes. EYE opening? Yes! Opportunities?? YES!! This week saw the best conference of the ketamine-for-depression specialization. A gathering of neuroscience researchers, psychiatrists, chemists, and more came to share their work with ketamine and related compounds. Researchers hailed from all over the world — the Netherlands, Israel, Sweden, Greece, Ireland, Scotland, France, Australia, Italy, Canada […]
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 […]