Ketamine Treatment & Mental Health Blog
Ketamine Treatment & Mental Health Blog
Check in with our ketamine treatment and mental health blog for the latest up-to-date information on ketamine for depression and anxiety, ketamine research, and general information about mental health and wellbeing.
The Progression of Depression Treatments, From Antidepressants to Psychedelics
The earliest accounts of what is now known as depression appeared thousands of years ago in Mesopotamia. Depression was believed to be a spiritual affliction, and was dealt with by priests rather than physicians. As time elapsed, several doctors suggested that...
Depressed, Anxious & Lonely: Covid-19 is Taking a Toll on College Students
College is supposed to be a chance for students to enter the world, explore, and discover. For many, the college experience offered all of these opportunities…until the pandemic turned everything upside down. These students were forced to cope with a myriad of...
What Psychiatric Conditions Do Ketamine Infusions Treat?
The rise of ketamine as a means to treat psychiatric and pain conditions has undoubtedly caught the attention of doctors, scientists, patients, and investors alike. Once used as an anesthetic on battlefields and in operating rooms, ketamine’s medicinal qualities have...
New & Novel Depression Treatments: Catching the Attention of Investors
The psychedelic sector has been attracting the attention of investors, and research has increased due to the acceptance and decriminalization of these drugs. Ketamine, specifically, has been a targeted focus for investments in alternative medicine. Ketamine clinics...
Ketamine Infusion Therapy: What to Expect During Your First Infusion
Ketamine infusion therapy has become a popular remedy for treatment-resistant depression, anxiety, PTSD and other psychiatric conditions. Traditional drugs often take weeks or even months to start working, whereas ketamine’s results are almost instantaneous....
Atypical Depression vs. Typical Depression: Is Ketamine Effective for Both?
When we take a step back and look at all the research that is being conducted around the use of ketamine for depression, it is absolutely remarkable. It seems as though each and every day a new facet of the drug is being put under a microscope. With this being said,...
Does Covid-19 Put Patients at Risk for Developing Depression?
Much of the research—so far—about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on mental health has been focused on healthcare workers and the general public. However, new studies are taking a deeper look at the mental health impact on individuals with COVID-19. Early findings...
The Difference Between Spravato™ & Ketamine
In early 2019, the FDA approved esketamine (marketed as Spravato™) as an additional therapy option for the management of treatment-resistant depression. Like its parent compound, ketamine, Spravato aids in the restoration of synaptic connections in the brain, which is...
The Effects of Gratitude on Depression
Researchers have been exploring how gratitude can improve mental health for years now. They’ve found that it could actually alleviate depression symptoms in some people. Practicing gratefulness has a huge impact on our mindset, and it is not that being happy makes us...
Seasonal Affective Disorder During Covid-19
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of recurrent depression that many people suffer from, and it can look a lot like clinical depression. SAD was first identified by Dr. Normal E. Rosenthal in 1980, and it is estimated that 5% of the population (or one in 20...
The Digital Age of Depression: Warning Signs That a Virtual Colleague Needs Help
The business world has gone virtual, and it looks like this may be the “new normal” for some time to come. A predominantly remote workforce isn’t all bad: the daily rat race is calmer without a bumper-to-bumper commute, and our home is arguable more comfortable than...
Depression & Anxiety Amongst College Students: The Impact of Covid-19 of College Kids
The current pandemic has caused hardships and stress for everyone, and college kids are not exempt. This population is experiencing anxiety and depression just like everyone else—except the lack of access to mental health care is a real barrier to treatment. A survey...
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