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Understanding the Two Types of Bipolar Disorder

May 02, 2024

Bipolar disorder varies widely between patients, but for clinical purposes, it’s helpful to classify both the primary types as well as the subtypes of the condition as an aid to both patients and practitioners.

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What Are the Signs of Alcohol Addiction?

Apr 03, 2024

Alcohol addiction affects millions of people in the United States. It’s the most common substance use disorder in the world. However, less than five percent of Americans with alcohol addiction receive the treatment they need.

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Spravato vs. Ketamine: Which Is Right for Me?

Mar 02, 2024

When it comes to treatment-resistant depression (TRD), intravenous low-dose ketamine infusions and esketamine nasal spray under the Spravato® brand provide an alternative to traditional antidepressant medications.

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Embracing Change with Ketamine Therapy: Moving the Needle in Your Life

Feb 07, 2024

Dr. Haviva Malina talks about change and healing as we step into the new year.

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Can PTSD Develop Years After a Traumatic Event?

Feb 01, 2024

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be as unique as the person who suffers from it. A mental health condition triggered by an upsetting event, PTSD sometimes emerges long after the event itself. It could be days, weeks, or even years.

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4 Surprising Signs of OCD

Jan 09, 2024

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) takes a big toll on your energy and time. In severe cases, the demands of OCD interfere with your ability to function normally or fulfill your daily obligations. Here are four surprising signs of the condition.

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The Many Uses for Ketamine Therapy

Dec 11, 2023

Developed as a surgical anesthetic in the 1960s, ketamine first found success as a field medicine during the Vietnam War. Its anesthetic mechanism is different from other drugs, with reduced negative impacts on the body.

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Can You Have Both Depression and Anxiety?

Nov 13, 2023

Anxiety and depression are separate conditions with different symptoms, yet they overlap considerably. You can have both conditions, independently or together, and many of the treatments are the same for each.

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The Physical Toll of Mental Health Problems

Oct 11, 2023

Most people understand from their own observations that mental and physical health affect each other. Nothing is all in your head or all in your body. The physical toll of mental health problems is real and important to understand.

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Surprising Ways to Address Depression You Haven't Considered

Sep 01, 2023

Typically, your treatment options for depression include a combination of psychotherapy and antidepressant medications. While this works for many, some patients have treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Ketamine therapy is a surprising new approach.

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What Most Don't Realize About PTSD

Aug 01, 2023

Not all traumas are physical. Events that provoke strong emotional shocks can cause long-lasting symptoms of anxiety and uncontrolled thoughts. While the basics of post-traumatic stress disorder are known, there may be much you don’t realize.

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3 Habits You Might Not Realize Are Connected to OCD

Jul 01, 2023

Obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD) typically feature patterns of fears and thoughts that drive recurring actions, or compulsions. Usually, these center around certain themes, like cleanliness. There are common themes and some that seem unconnected.

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Can Chronic Pain Go Away on Its Own?

Jun 01, 2023

Any pain that persists longer than three months may be diagnosed as chronic. It happens virtually anywhere in the body and it may be difficult to treat. Chronic pain is also unpredictable and it may last the rest of your life.

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Can Bipolar Disorder Develop in Your 30s?

May 12, 2023

A mental health condition marked by extreme swings between emotional lows and highs, bipolar disorder usually emerges before a patient leaves early adulthood. It’s possible, though rare, to develop the condition later in life.

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How Ketamine Infusion Can Support Alcohol Addiction Recovery

Apr 03, 2023

Like any addiction, those with severe alcohol use disorder may have a hard time breaking the cycle. Typically treated with medication and talk therapy, many sufferers are resistant to treatment. Adding ketamine infusions may be the help you need.

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Living With OCD

Mar 06, 2023

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a complex mental health issue characterized by cognitive distortions that can build to a cycle of thought processing errors. The loops of obsessions and compulsions can take over your life.

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What You Can Do About Chronic Pain?

Feb 10, 2023

Defined loosely as pain that lasts longer than three months, chronic pain can be a treatment nightmare, since pain medications carry plenty of side effects when used over the long term. Chronic pain can also behave in unexpected ways.

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How Ketamine Is Used in Mental Health Treatments

Jan 20, 2023

Ketamine, a drug introduced in the 1960s as an anesthetic, has garnered marked interest over the past two decades as an effective treatment for depression, especially in cases resistant to standard medical treatment.

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When Does Depression Require Professional Help?

Jan 18, 2023

The human condition is all about a mix of a wide range of emotion. It’s normal to feel depressed occasionally, for short periods of time. It’s not healthy to fall into long-lasting patterns of depression. There comes a time to seek help.

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Ground-Breaking New Help for PTSD

Dec 15, 2022

The effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be disabling as a victim relives the emotional upheaval of a previously experienced incident. Ketamine therapy emerges as a ground-breaking new treatment.

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Ketamine is Providing Big Results for Severe Anxiety

Nov 10, 2022

An anesthetic that rose to prominence as field medicine during the Vietnam War, ketamine has neuromodulation properties that work in a different way from conventional anti depression medications. It’s also showing big results treating anxiety.

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How Ketamine Treatment Can Help People with Alcohol Addiction

Oct 14, 2022

Ketamine has long been used as an anesthetic in both surgical and field hospital situations. It’s only recently that ketamine and related products began treating some cases of depression. Now, clinical evidence supports its use to treat alcoholism.

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How Spravato® Differs From Traditional Antidepressants

Sep 14, 2022

When it comes to treating depression, no single method works for all. Spravato® is the newest treatment option that activates different chemicals in the brain than traditional antidepressants, causing rapid relief from symptoms.

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