Ketamine was first synthesized in 1962 by Professor Calvin L. Stevens, and in 1970 the medication was granted FDA approval as a surgical anesthetic. In the decades that followed, researchers began to uncover the drug’s extraordinary potential to treat mental health...
What is ketamine used for? Many people think of ketamine as a “club drug,” and many others know only of its application in veterinary medicine. Ketamine, however, is a safe and powerful drug that is used for many different medical applications. Most commonly, ketamine...
Traumatic life events—such as the death of a loved one, divorce, or loss of a job—tend to take up mental and emotional space, prompting us to stop and evaluate these uncomfortable feelings. Without such a trigger, however, the daily grind has a way of distracting us...
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 15-20 million people are diagnosed with and treated for depression every year. This makes depression the most common mental illness in the United States. However, for roughly 30 percent of these patients, standard...
Traditionally, therapies for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) focus on facing and processing one’s trauma. However, new research has found that transcendental meditation (TM) may help people heal more effectively. The restful approach required of practicing TM...
