Ben Spielberg, M.S., Ph.D. Candidate 
As ketamine treatment grows more popular, many people are turning to this medicine as an alternative to daily medications. In fact, ketamine is now one of the safest and most effective alternatives to antidepressants, and people are beginning to take notice. It’s also commonly used in combination with psychotherapy, known as ketamine assisted therapy, as …
Ketamine has been used in the medical field for decades, but is only recently becoming popular for a new reason — as a mental health treatment. Originally used as an anesthetic for soldiers during the Vietnam war in the 1960s, ketamine is still used in many hospitals today to induce anesthesia while preserving airway reflexes …
Intensive Treatment For Complex PTSD Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, or TMS, is a unique mental health treatment that often used to treat depression — especially cases of depression that are resistant other forms of treatment. During TMS, electromagnetic waves are transmitted through the scalp and into the cortex. This stimulates neurons in targeted areas of the …
A new medication is hitting the market and hitting it hard: ketamine. You may have recently seen ads for ketamine pills sent directly to your home; hundreds of companies are popping up offering these services for conditions like depression and anxiety. Wait a minute — isn’t ketamine a horse tranquilizer? When did it become so …
A new study conducted by researchers at Massachusetts General Brigham found ketamine to be a comparable and safer option to ECT for cases of severe treatment-resistant depression. For decades, ECT has been considered the “gold standard” for severe depression treatment, due to its high efficacy rates. Most antidepressants and other depression treatments are only effective …
More and more people struggling with depression are looking to ketamine treatment for relief. This relatively new antidepressant is proving to be astoundingly effective for treatment-resistant depression, having the potential to offer lasting relief and create meaningful change in the brain. Only one form of ketamine is FDA-approved: Spravato, an esketamine nasal spray. There isn’t …
Ketamine therapy is becoming an increasingly popular treatment for people with depression who can’t find relief from other medications. The treatment involves receiving low doses of ketamine multiple times a week for 2-3 weeks. It’s often coupled with therapy to help individuals achieve breakthroughs and solidify ketamine’s antidepressant effects. After a successful treatment, people typically …
As ketamine therapy is becoming increasingly popular as a treatment for depression and other conditions like PTSD and anxiety, most of the discussion focuses on its relatively minimal side effects and safety risks. Ketamine is an extremely safe medication, which is part of what makes it a unique anesthetic. Unlike other anesthetics, ketamine doesn’t suppress …
In the world of mental health treatment, there is one medication that is becoming extremely popular in a short time — ketamine. You’ve probably heard of ketamine, maybe even as a treatment for depression, especially if you’ve been looking for therapy or another mental health treatment. The medication is losing its stigma as a club …
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS Therapy) is a non-invasive procedure that uses magnetic pulses to stimulate neurons in the brain to improve symptoms of depression, anxiety, OCD, and PTSD. TMS is generally offered as an option to patients after they have tried one or two antidepressant medications without any clinical benefit. At the time of writing …
Bespoke Treatment focuses on non-medication treatments that last. We are the first boutique center in Southern California to specialize in personalized TMS therapy, Ketamine treatment, and neurofeedback.
