Are you – or is someone you care about – depressed? What are the warning signs of depression to look out for? Feeling down from time to time is a normal part of life. Everyone experiences sadness in response to life’s setbacks, but when you start to struggle with daily [...]
The mental health issues new moms experience after birth have long been stigmatized. What’s expected to be such a happy and joyous time when the new bundle of joy arrives, often feels anything but joyous. The excitement of nesting leading up to delivery may be replaced by anxiety or even [...]
What is Postpartum Depression? The first few days, weeks, and even months after childbirth can be a joyous time for new mothers and new families; it can also be extremely challenging, exhausting, and even stressful: coping with sleep deprivation and an infant who needs constant attention, learning the ins and [...]
How to Recognize if Someone You Love Suffers from PTSD Today, we tend to think of PTSD, or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, as an issue for combat veterans returning from military deployment. In fact, PTSD can happen to anyone who has been involved in any type of traumatic event, including, [...]
What is PPD (Postpartum depression) ? Postpartum depression (PPD) is a major form of depression and is less common than postpartum blues. PPD includes all the symptoms of depression but occurs only following childbirth. It can begin any time after delivery and can last up to a year. PPD is estimated [...]
SPRAVATO - FDA Approves Esketamine Nasal Spray For Hard-To-Treat Depression According to the National Institute of Mental Health, depression is one of the most common mental health disorders among adults in the United States today, and a leading cause of both prescription drug usage and disability claims. An estimated 17 million [...]
Ketamine is FDA approved to treat depression - Now what? This past March, the FDA took a huge step forward in the fight against depression by approving a new drug called SPRAVATO™, literally the first time in decades that the FDA has approved a medication for depression that works in [...]
Breaking news: the FDA has approved the use of Esketamine—a low-dose nasal ketamine spray—for the treatment of depression, PTSD, and other mood disorders! FDA approval for Esketamine came less than one month after an FDA expert panel composed of psychiatrists and consumer representatives recommended (with nearly unanimous agreement) approval of [...]
A Ketamine-Based Nasal Spray For Depression Has Just Been Approved by The FDA The Food and Drug Administration approved a novel antidepressant late Tuesday for people with depression that does not respond to other treatments - the first in decades to work in a completely new way in the brain. The drug, [...]
Ketamine Infusion Therapy for Depression: Short- and Long-Term Monitoring for Lasting Results Clinical depression is the second most common form of mental illness in the United States after anxiety disorders, and may impact as many as 16 million Americans annually. Clinical depression can be difficult to recognize at first; after [...]