With its growing legality in the United States and continuous discovery of medical uses, it is now a common belief that cannabis is a harmless drug. Many people choose to self-medicate with cannabis for a variety of medical conditions. Self-medicating can be dangerous for a variety of reasons: you don’t have any regulation or feedback …
While it’s normal and healthy to feel sadness sometimes, struggling with negative emotions and motivation on a regular basis may be clinical depression, a disorder that can significantly interfere with daily life and satisfaction. There are many different types of depression and mental disorders involving depressive symptoms; Dysthymia and major depression are two common and …
Many meaningful updates and alterations from the DSM-IV to the DSM-V will impact clinical diagnosis and treatment decision-making. One interesting major update falls within the mood disorders category. Mood disorders are disorders that severely impact emotional regulation and function, traditionally including all types of bipolar and depressive disorders. Depressive and Bipolar Disorders Now Classified Separately …
We all feel sad sometimes. After all, everyone has bad days. Maybe you even say you are feeling depressed when you are more miserable than usual. So, yes, depression is about being sad, but how do you know when sadness is actually clinical depression? The grey area between sadness and depression makes it hard to …
It’s 3 a.m., and you’re tossing and turning in bed again. This is the 3rd time this week that you’ve been up past midnight and you just can’t sleep. Soon, anxiety kicks in about your big meeting tomorrow and your alarm is set for 6 a.m. Now, you can feel your heart start to race …
People sometimes talk about mental health disorders in casual tones. Think about it. How many times have you heard someone say something like… “I’m so OCD about ____”. “This weather is Bipolar” “I’m depressed because they lost the game.” But, when conditions change, their moods improve. Of course, someone suffering from chronic depression, OCD, or …
Have you recently given birth and believe you may be experiencing postpartum depression (PDS)? Figures released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that “one in nine women experience PDS, with higher prevalence in certain states and subgroups of women.” Ketamine treatments in Los Angeles are a safe way to help if you’re …
Everyone feels a bit sad or lonely from time to time. It’s only natural. Particularly in the wake of a significant loss, a setback at work or another of life’s curveballs. But there’s a difference between grieving the loss of a loved one, the breakup of a relationship or a professional setback and depression. In …
There is a very real concern in the United States that doctors are overprescribing antidepressant medications to their patients. AARP mentions that prescribing meds “without a diagnosis of depression is escalating” especially among the elderly population. Most often, medications are prescribed by a primary care physician or a psychiatrist for depression and mood disorders. Common …
What is Ketamine? Ketamine, also known as Ketalar, Ketaset, and Ketanest, is a medication that’s currently FDA approved only as an anesthetic but it’s showing great potential as a treatment for severe depression. In fact, numerous Ketamine Clinics have begun to appear throughout the United States to solve this problem. Depressed patients with stubborn symptoms get relief …
Bespoke Treatment focuses on non-medication treatments that work. We are the first boutique center in Southern California to specialize in personalized TMS therapy, Ketamine treatment, and psychiatry.
