Steven Levine, MD: You mentioned an important contraindication, which is bipolar disorder. Are there other contraindications to intranasal esketamine? Patricia Ares-Romero, MD, FASAM: Yes. We need to look at patients with a history of substance abuse. It’s not a contraindication, but it’s something to always keep in the back of your mind. Aneurysms are a […]

The low pressure area over the Arabian Sea near Lakshwadeep has intensified into a deep depression, said the Indian Meteorological Department on Saturday. According to the IMD, this depression will intensify into a cyclonic storm over the next 12 hours. “Deep Depression intensified into a Cyclonic Storm “Tauktae” (pronounced as

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Inside Pinnacle Interventional Psychiatry in Lakewood, the patients they treat have experienced some extreme lows. “I hit rock bottom a couple years ago,” said Michelle, a patient. “I was on the edge of suicide.” Michelle was diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder and anxiety. “I was always stuck,” she said. “I just had

Steven Levine, MD: Your notes of caution, guidance, and advice to look toward the data are very welcome. In the off-label prescription of ketamine over the last decade, we’ve seen a lot of excitement and enthusiasm—at some points, ahead of the data. Although there have been many studies looking at racemic IV [intravenous] ketamine for

Wellness Are you depressed or is it just the baby blues? In this episode of the NewsMD podcast, “Health Fusion,” Viv Williams and an Olmsted Medical Center obstetrician and gynecologist discuss risks, symptoms and treatment for postpartum depression. Written By: Vivien Williams | 11:40 am, May 14, 2021

1 INTRODUCTION The World Health Organization declared that coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) as a pandemic Public Health Emergency (WHO, 2020a). Several months after the onset of the disease, more than 40 million cases have been reported and confirmed in more than 220 countries, resulting in about more than one million deaths (WHO, 2020b). In Jordan, according to Ministry

TemporaryBy Hilary LeichterFaber, £12.99The word “temporary” is both an adjective and a noun, referring simultaneously to the non-permanent nature of a state of existence, and to a person who may take up a job for a short period of time. Hilary Leichter’s debut novel gleefully plays with this notion of temporality, frolicking in the playground

Mild mood swings may be considered a normal part of pregnancy, but 15 to 20% of women experience more significant depression symptoms before or after giving birth. Changes in environment, relationships, and other major adjustments in life occur during this time, but if feelings of sadness, tearfulness, and being more emotional than usual last more

The FDA is reviewing 3 controlled trials of lumateperone (Caplyta) in bipolar depression. The results have not been published, but their bare bones have been presented at conferences. Here is what we know so far. All 3 were large, randomized, placebo controlled, quadruple-blind trials in bipolar I and bipolar II depression. The first trial was

Wellness Are you depressed or is it just the baby blues? In this episode of the NewsMD podcast, “Health Fusion,” Viv Williams and an Olmsted Medical Center obstetrician and gynecologist discuss risks, symptoms and treatment for postpartum depression. Written By: Vivien Williams | 11:40 am, May 14, 2021