by Cindy Van Praag, MD | Oct 5, 2018 | Blog
After trying and failing multiple medications for depression, PTSD or suicidal thoughts, ketamine therapy promises to be a beacon for help. It is an entirely different medicinal approach for rewiring the brain and relieving debilitating symptoms. Ketamine helps build...
by Cindy Van Praag, MD | Aug 28, 2018 | Blog
There is one thing almost all ketamine therapy patients have in common: they are taking daily medications to manage their condition. Ketamine therapy is growing in popularity for the treatment of mood disorders, such as depression, anxiety, PTSD and suicidal...
by Cindy Van Praag, MD | Jul 11, 2018 | Blog
About Anxiety Anxiety is a hot topic among social media. This is not surprising considering anxiety disorders affect 40 million adults in the United States each year. Sadly, less than 40% receive treatment, according to the ADAA (Anxiety and Depression Association of...
by Cindy Van Praag, MD | Jun 27, 2018 | Blog
Mental Health and Teens: Why Ketamine May Be an Option The Statistics The numbers are staggering. 20% of teens age 13-18 have a mental health condition. 50% of cases of mental illness begin by age 14. 90% of those dead by suicide had an underlying mental illness. 8-10...
by Cindy Van Praag, MD | Mar 31, 2018 | Blog
What does mental illness look like? Is it the man standing on the street corner talking to himself? Is it the woman huddled on the couch all day, or the prisoner pacing his small cell? Let us refocus. What if it is your extroverted coworker, or your son’s energetic...
by Cindy Van Praag, MD | Feb 26, 2018 | Blog
The term Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) has much deeper meaning than many of us may realize. It is not uncommon to hear it casually used in daily conversation, often as a joke. True OCD patients suffer out of proportion to what the public can see or...
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