Innovative Psychiatry
Amanda screamed in pain, trembling… unable to move. The pain in her right leg was indescribable, more than she could bear. It seemed to spread to all of herself. Jillian had cantered by on her horse, but realized Amanda was no longer beside her, and turned around to find her. Then, she saw her on […]
We’ve looked at how your ketogenic diet transforms depression. But what about bipolar disorder, one of the most severe psychiatric conditions? Surely, an illness so complex can’t be treated with something so mild and routine as a change in diet? Sound absurd? Well, it’s not only NOT absurd, it’s a neuroscience-backed intervention that’s changing lives […]
Greg woke up in the morning roaring. He never knew when he woke up how he’d feel, or how he’d react. The combination of angst, explosive rage, heartache, and pain burst from him as he became alert, and it took a few moments before he could gather control of himself and hold it all in. […]
We’ve talked about our avoidance of the term “mental Illness” through the years, because it misrepresents psychiatric disorders. We’re now going a step further to emphasize that the head is part of the body, and that the key to treating these disorders may very well lie in the metabolism of the whole body. We’re going […]
Jenn was stunned. She read the text message again, to be sure she had not misunderstood. Her husband of 13 years said, “I don’t want to be married anymore.” Her stomach knotted, she felt herself go pale. She was driving, so she pulled the car over for safety, because she couldn’t see what was in […]
Joe woke up, looked at the ceiling, and sighed. Another day. What was he to do with this day? More of the same, most likely. Get up, drink coffee, read the paper, then watch daytime TV. He had been so excited to retire, to finally have the freedom to choose what he did with his […]
We’ve talked before about our work with Caroline to help her recover from anorexia nervosa, and the subsequent pilot study with 5 women who had suffered from anorexia for many years. In both cases, we used a combination of a nutritional intervention that created therapeutic nutritional ketosis without weight loss and IV ketamine infusions to […]
Blake turned over in bed. He lay on his back, staring at the ceiling. What would he do with his day, he wondered. Ever since his business failed…scratch that…ever since HE failed…his sense of purpose had evaporated. He had been humiliated by the death of his business. And worse than that, he’d been disillusioned. He […]
Halley put on her makeup and looked in the mirror. She abhorred her round face and the fat on her chest and arms. She quietly resolved that she’d swim more laps tomorrow, because the 30 laps she swam daily just wasn’t improving her appearance. It was hard, so hard, to go out in public because […]
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 […]