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Mental Health Hearing Gets Hot – The Santa Barbara Independent

There was much talk about “the elephant in the room” during the Board of Supervisors' lengthy discussion of major reform efforts underway the past two years on how mental-health services are delivered in Santa Barbara …

Could Ketamine Be Used to Vaccinate for Depression or PTSD?

Depression is the most common mental illness in the United States, affecting 30 percent of Americans at some point in their lives. But despite half a century of research, ubiquitous advertising, and blockbuster sales, …

A Vaccine for Depression? – Nautilus

They treat depression as if it were caused by a chemical imbalance: Pump in more of one key ingredient, or sop up another, and you will have fixed the problem. Beck_BR-2 Prepared: One day, soldiers heading into combat could be … “I really do think stress is to mental illness as cigarettes are to heart disease,” says Gerard Sanacora, the psychiatry professor running the ketamine trial at Yale. The theory describes stress grinding down individual neurons gradually, as …

The Living Nightmare of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder …

Complex post-traumatic stress disorder—the result of sustained abuse over time—is difficult to diagnose, making it harder for those who suffer from it to move on.

Bipolar Disorder: Surviving The Spin Cycle. | bpHope – bp Magazine …

One of my Bipolar symptoms is rapid cycling. Sometimes I spin into Bipolar Disorder Depression and anxiety. Simple things become difficult. Getting dressed and out of the house? So hard! But I must have social interaction to …