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The New Normal: Tips from a psychiatrist on how to optimize mental health and wellness during the current pandemic
An Original Article by Dr. Jake Hollingsworth, a board-certified psychiatrist. We’re all in this together. COVID-19 is a very unique situation for one very specific reason; we are all dealing with it together; doctors and patients alike. These are a new set of...
What Depression Feels Like: A Typical Day
This is an original article by Kelley Jhung This is what I often felt like before I started Ketamine Infusion Therapy. You wake up and the hollowness in your chest aches like someone stuck a knife in you and twisted it slowly. You grasp for something, anything, to...
Overprescribing of Benzodiazepines
Overprescribing of Benzodiazepines Benzodiazepines, such as Xanax (alprazolam), Valium (diazepam), and Ativan (lorazepam), are generally prescribed to help treat anxiety disorders, insomnia, and alcohol dependence. However, they can become quite addictive which led...
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
What is Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)? Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is an interventional psychiatric treatment that uses a magnetic pulse generator to produce magnetic pulses directed at specific locations of the brain. This makes for a safe,...
Coping with Stress Over the Holidays
The holiday season is meant to be a joyous occasion filled with laughter and happiness. But all too often the stress of preparing for large gatherings and purchasing gifts for every relative takes away all the fun. According to the American Psychological Association,...
IV Ketamine for Depression
The use of intravenous (IV) ketamine treatments for depression is one of the latest discoveries in psychiatry. Traditionally, ketamine has been used as an anesthetic for major and minor surgeries. But recent studies have revealed another use for ketamine: as a...
Tripping My Way Out of Depression: How IV Ketamine Therapy Changed My Brain
This is an original article by patient Kelley Jhung on her experience using IV Ketamine therapy with Pacific Psych Centers. Before I’m at my local library, tears welling in my eyes. I’m in so much pain I can’t tolerate it. It’s a familiar pain, really a torture, this...
What Are Interventional Psychiatric Treatments?
As a board-certified psychiatrist, I can tell you that this is a very exciting time for the field of psychiatry. No longer will patients with debilitating depression and anxiety symptoms come in for a quick medication adjustment, then go home and wait until they feel...
