Innovative Psychiatry
What’s too much? Too little? Or maybe it’s the wrong strain? How do you get it right..? You know the saying, “If a little does a little bit of good… then a lot must do a whole lot of good…” But when it comes to probiotics, too much of a good thing can be a […]
Compounds and methods for treating severe psychiatric disorders are getting better and better… Charlie sank into a chair in utter discouragement, as she realized she had awakened again, after hoping as she went to sleep that this would be her last night. Her last time to breathe. Night after night she prayed to die in […]
Happy New Year!! The big silver ball falls tonight to celebrate the birth of 2019. Let’s celebrate the unprecedented, transforming, and ever-accelerating advances in psychiatric treatment this year and the neuroscience that backs it up. Celebrate is the word. Because we’re so grateful to the courageous researchers around the beginning of the 21st century who […]
Ketamine and you are beacons of hope for someone you love The holiday season is upon us…once again. The anticipation of gifts and family gatherings, great food and fun times runs rampant among the younger set, and is deeply appreciated by the older generation, as well. But if your family includes one or more members […]
What a year it’s been!! As this busy year creeps toward its end, it’s fun to look back on all we’ve accomplished in our hard work to help find more effective treatment for those who suffer with symptoms that don’t respond to traditional treatment. Since the early beginnings in my work as a psychiatrist, I’ve […]
Strengthen your microbiome, build up your BDNF: Live Better and Enrich Your Relationships Feel sluggish…like your brain is falling down on the job? “Why did I come into the kitchen?” “Where are my keys?” “I’m so overwhelmed…!” Wishing you had more physical and mental energy… and feel kind of foggy..? It’s not surprising if you […]
By Moises Velasquez-Manoff –Contributing Opinion Writer It’s been way too long since there was a new class of drugs to treat depression. Ketamine might be the solution. In May of 2017, Louise decided that her life was just too difficult, so she’d end it. In the previous four years, three siblings and a half-sibling had died, […]
Ketamine is showing promise in alleviating suicidal thoughts. DEREK BERES 03 December, 2018 The popular party drug has shown promise in stopping suicidal thoughts in a number of small clinical studies. First synthesized in 1962, the anesthetic was used to treat Vietnam War soldiers in the early seventies. Though the accompanying hallucinations are a roadblock to […]
An article published this past Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, in the New York Times Opinion section, asks about a possible remedy for suicidal thinking. Well researched, but not quite well enough. Keep reading… Author Moises Velasquez-Manoff explored the notion that maybe…just maybe…we can quell the epidemic rate of suicide. He points out that the suicide rate […]
Surprising Results Can Follow Counterintuitive Choices Thank you. Such sweet words. Here in the US, we’re just ending a four-day celebration we call Thanksgiving weekend. True, the official day for Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday of November each year — but it’s also true that most families spend the entire four day weekend continuing to […]