In Small Phase III (three) study, one of the final steps before medication gets approval for use with patients, MDMA-Assisted psychotherapy treatment appears safe and effective in the treatment of patients with PTSD symptoms, according to these three news reports last week. The New York Times (9/14) noted that the investigators in this Phase III […]
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Need Sleep? One of the most common symptoms that can lead to significant brain disorders, like anxiety, depression, post traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, and memory loss, is insomnia. Insomnia refers to the difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking earlier than one would expect or want to wake from sleep. In my field of
A common question that comes up in consultation is, “What is Bipolar Disorder?” There is a lot of confusion regarding this diagnosis because of the colloquial use of the term “bipolar.” This term is thrown around to describe instances of intense emotional outbursts, frequent mood swings, unpredictable behavior, or even an excuse for poor
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The holiday season comes around each year when the days are the shortest, darkest, and coldest Whether it is due to grief for a departed loved one, family discord, isolation, loneliness, being “stuck inside”, or any number of reasons, so many of us struggle through this time of year despite being told that it should be joyous
ECT is the oldest biologically based treatment in psychiatry. The first treatment was performed in 1938. The first ECT patient had a condition we now call catatonia. Catatonia, untreated, is nearly 100% fatal. This patient would have died in a state psychiatric hospital as many people at the time did due to untreated mental illness.
Mental Illness = Brain Disease To explain mental Illness, it makes sense to look at other illnesses that affect the human body. Hypertension, also called High Blood Pressure, is a type of disease that increases the blood pressure in the body. This illness is often an inherited disease that is caused by both genetic and
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