Here are two articles that look at the use of psychedelics in psychotherapy. The first was posted last week at Salon, a reprint from the original post at Scientific American. The second one comes from Utne Reader back in 2013, and it was reprinted from Spirituality and Health. Before these drugs became were banned as … Read more
This is an interesting overview of the current research on how inflammation can play a role in depression, schizophrenia, and autism. I suspect there is much more research to be done in this realm, but I believe they need to stop using pharmacological interventions targeted at a specific molecule or hormone in the immune response … Read more
This is a huge step in terms of how to make ketamine an effective treatment for depression with the risks associated with the oral method of ingestion (urinary tract issues and liver toxicity). There is already of history of intranasal ketamine for anesthesia. Intranasal ketamine confers rapid antidepressant effect in depression Posted By News … Read more
This is wonderful to see, finally – even if it is less than honest about the existing evidence for lifestyle interventions to affect depression levels. Drugs for depression are not treating the depression, they are creating an effect of feeling better through making people, for lack of a better word, stoned. I have seen, firsthand, … Read more
Another new study is out demonstrating the quick and effective benefits of ketamine therapy for treatment-resistant depression (i.e., the usual serotonin-based medications do not produce enough of a high to offset the depression). Here are some of the previous studies: How Ketamine Defeats Chronic Depression, Ketamine Improved Bipolar Depression Within Minutes, Secrets of ‘Magic’ Antidepressant Revealed, Ketamine … Read more
Dr. Charles Raison with the Dalai Lama. Dr. Charles Raison is the Barry and Janet Lang Associate Professor of Integrative Mental Health with the Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Arizona (with a joint position in the School of Medicine and the Department of Psychiatry). Dr. Raison joined the UA to … Read more