by Cindy Van Praag, MD | Jun 27, 2018 | Blog
kMental Health and Teens: Why Ketamine Treatments 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...
by Web Master | May 12, 2018 | Testimonials
My son has suffered from depression since he was 7 yrs old, he is now 18. Depression is a very hard thing to go through as is has not just effected him, it effects the family as a whole. I believe God led us to the ketamine infusions. It has made a world of difference...
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...
by Cindy Van Praag, MD | Feb 4, 2018 | Blog
Ketamine is well known for decades to relieve acute pain in the emergency room, operating room, on the battlefield and in the burn unit. Now, scientists are explaining how it helps with chronic neuropathic pain. Neuropathic pain is essentially pain that arises from a...
by Cindy Van Praag, MD | Nov 27, 2017 | Blog
There is an urgent need to treat those suffering from suicidal thoughts and attempts. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention provides up-to-date, startling statistics for the US and individual states. Reported annual completed suicides now hover at over...
by Cindy Van Praag, MD | Oct 30, 2017 | Blog
“More than 70% of adults worldwide experience a traumatic event at some time in their lives, and 31% experience four or more events.” Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occurs anywhere from 1.3% to 12.2% in a lifetime. This depends on the country and people that...
by Cindy Van Praag, MD | Sep 27, 2017 | Blog
The burden of depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, and suicide are extreme and well documented. The National Institute of Health predicts depression will be the 2nd leading cause of disability in Western nations in the next 20 years. Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of...
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