Ketamine For Depression Treatment Can Alleviate Symptoms in Just Hours Ketamine is an anesthetic medication used in general anesthesia and even veterinary medicine. I have previously posted an article regarding the use of ketamine for treating bipolar disorder. More recent studies are showing great hope for ketamine in that it might open the door to [...]
Anxiety and Dynorphins
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I have posted many studies on anxiety treatment, depression, OCD and ADHD, especially with regards to the role that genetics and the environment play in mental illness. Some studies have shown that stress can turn certain genes on of off thus resulting in a predisposition to anxiety. Most disorders such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, OCD, [...]
Depression and Somatization Disorder
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Somatization Disorder Treatment, and Fibromyalgia with Acupuncture In my Scottsdale psychiatry practice I treat a lot of depression, fibromyalgia, and related pain disorders. Often when treating depression, and treating somatization disorder we will prescribe antidepressants such as the SNRIs or Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors, especially if the patient is suffering from somatization disorder (symptoms [...]
SAMe for Depression
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SAMe Has Been used to treat Depression, Anxiety and Panic Attacks Dr. Russell Berg July 2012 S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine or more commonly SAMe is an important biological agent in the human body and participates in detoxification reactions and in the manufacture of brain chemicals, antioxidants, joint tissue structures, and many other important components. It is normally produced in [...]
Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder
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What are Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder? As a psychiatrist in Scottsdale, I treat a lot of panic attacks and panic disorder. A panic attack is a sudden episode of intense fear that triggers severe physical reactions when there may or may not be any real danger or apparent cause. When a panic attack occurs, [...]
Low Levels of Vitamin D and Depression
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Studies Show a Correlation Between Low Levels of Vitamin D and Depression We posted an article about the possible link between vitamin D levels in pregnant women and schizophrenia. Either a plethora or deficiency of vitamin D seemed to correlate to the child developing schizophrenia later in life. Now another study shows a connection between [...]
Do Antidepressants Protect The Brain
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Do Antidepressants Protect The Brain and Neurons From Damage Caused by Depression and Stress I have mentioned in many of my articles that the newer antidepressants have been shown in studies to protect the brain from damage and loss of neurons. They have a positive effect of reducing the loss of volume in the area [...]
Healthcare and Mental Health
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Healthcare and Mental Health – The Impact of Public and Private Healthcare I have always been concerned with the healthcare system run by the states and municipalities. My concerns are that the lack of advocates for mental illness and consequently; when there are budget cuts, these are the first to lose funding. I recently read [...]
DBS and Depression
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DBS and Depression – Deep Brain Stimulation Beyond Parkinson’s disease DBS for treating depression is a breakthrough in Deep Brain Stimulation therapy which has had great success in controlling limb tremors in thousands of people with Parkinson’s disease. Now DBS is in the experimental stage of being used to treat patients with OCD and Depression. [...]
Genetic Connection With Bipolar Disorder
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Possible Genetic Connection with Bipolar Disorder Is there a genetic connection with bipolar disorder? Researchers at the University of Leeds investigating the genetic causes of bipolar disorder have identified two new drugs. One of which has already been found safe in clinical trials with laboratory mice, which shows signs of being effective in treating bipolar [...]
