The Pandemic, Teen Depression, and Suicide Risk
Measures to contain the spread of coronavirus have inadvertently increased teen depression and suicide risk, as demonstrated by Mayne et. al. in the September 2021 Journal of Pediatrics(1). This is a result of increased loneliness and isolation amongst children and adolescents, due to diminished face-to-face social interaction, along with both increased online (vs in-person) school...
Ketamine Infusion Therapy for PTSD – Results of an Important New Study
A recent study[1] published in the January 5, 2021 American Journal of Psychiatry by Dr. Adriana Feder and her team at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai was the first randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial of repeated ketamine infusions for chronic PTSD. 67% of those in the ketamine group responded after 6 infusions,...
Ketamine – The Most Powerful Treatment For Depression Yet Invented
Ketamine continues to gain recognition, by both lay public and medical professionals, as a remarkably effective antidepressant, with minimal side effects and a much faster onset time compared to traditional antidepressants. These differences are explained by Ketamine’s mechanisms of action, which are multiple. The most important is by correcting the glutaminergic dysregulation seen in major...
Coronavirus Anxiety Syndrome
Many of our ketamine therapy patients tell us that the COVID-19 pandemic is causing a dramatic increase in their anxiety. This is understandable, but there are steps you can take to minimize the impact of the pandemic on your mental health. Physical distancing and social connection: While the experts’ advice to stay home and minimize...
FDA Approval Expected Monday of Ketamine-derived “Spravato”
TAKE HOME POINTS: SpravatoTM, a form of ketamine, will be FDA approved on Monday for Treatment Resistant Depression and for Major Depression with suicidality. FDA approval will result in insurance coverage for this form of ketamine, for this purpose, which will make it affordable for millions of suffering patients. Although it is...