During this unprecedented time of COVID-19, we must shelter in place alone, with either our significant others and family members. This time can trigger multiple issues for us that were “masked” or numbed before. We were spending lots of time at work, with other people, doing other activities that were only keeping us from resolving…
Being concerned about the news is understandable, but for many people it can make existing mental health problems worse. It’s important to understand the importance of taking care of your emotional well being during this time. If you, or any member of your family feels you are having a difficult time coping or managing…
Ketamine is a glutamate (NMDA receptor) modulator, and is the only legal psychedelic medicine available to mental health providers for the treatment of easing emotional suffering. Studies have shown psychedelic assisted psychotherapy utilizes the acute psychological effects to enhance the normal mechanisms of psychotherapy. Ketamine is a dissociative drug, allowing the patient to achieve a…
Ketamine was introduced into clinical practice in the 1960’s and FDA approved in 1970 for sedation and analgesia. Due to its safety as an analgesia it has been used extensively in combat field medicine and pediatrics. Beginning in 2000, research studies began to show IV subanesthetic doses of ketamine consistently decreased symptoms of treatment resistant…
