Mental Health and Well Being
Take a Break- It’s Time to Meditate!
There has been recent evidence that meditation may help decrease depression symptoms when used as part of a whole-body treatment plan.
Go Reconfigure!
Depression can re-wire the structure and function of the brain creating unhealthy patterns and pathways. Research shows innovative ketamine infusion treatment for depression can rapidly halt and reverse the damage and reconfigure sustained antidepressant effects.
Seeking Independence from the Tyranny of Positive Thinking
If you have ever experienced depression, chances are that you have been given advice by well-meaning friends, family members, and the world at large to focus on positive thinking.
KWC Support for LGBTQ+ Pride – After the Parade is Over
While belonging to the LGBTQ+ community can be a source of strength, it also brings unique challenges. Members of this community are at a higher risk for experiencing mental wellness conditions — especially depression, anxiety, and suicidality. Many in the LGBTQ+ community face discrimination, prejudice, denial of civil and human rights, harassment, and family rejection, any of which can lead to new or worsened symptoms.
Depression and Suicide in Young People – A Frightening Pandemic
The percentage of adults taking prescription medication or receiving mental health counseling had risen to twenty-five percent by December 2020– an alarming upward trend that gets even steeper among young adults. The proportion of mental health-related visits to the ER for children ages 12–17 years increased by 31% in 2020.
12 Things We All Should Know About PTSD
PTSD can occur in people exposed to a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist act, war, rape, and those who have been threatened with death, sexual violence, or serious injury.
Mental Health Relapse – Messing with Texas
By Lisha Gandhi MSN, FNP-C Clinical Administrator, Ketamine Wellness Centers, Houston Anxiety and depression are hitting Texans harder than the already high national average according …
When is depression truly resistant to treatment or just difficult to treat?
When is depression truly resistant to treatment or just difficult to treat? Some psychiatrists suggest “our current treatments for depression appear to be no more effective than they were 50 years ago”1. Coincidentally the term “treatment resistant depression” (TRD) first appeared 40 years ago.
KWC’s Dr. Ellen Diamond featured on Live Strong
Live Strong recently published an article titled “9 New Year’s Resolutions Therapists Want You to Make“, featuring KWC Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Ellen Diamond.
Want to Attack Anxiety this year? Ketamine Therapy Can Help
Lisha Gandhi, Clinical Administrator at KWC Houston, explains how ketamine infusion therapy can be an effective treatment where conventional therapies have failed.