Defying Treatment-Resistant Disorders

Anxiety

What You Need to Know About Marijuana and Mental Health

Brian H. Johns M.D. on August 17, 2023

Marijuana often helps people relax and relieve stress, so it must be good for your mental health, right? You may not like the answer; but your brain will react positively!

Marijuana often helps people relax and relieve stress, so it must be good for your mental health, right? You may not like the answer; but your brain will react positively!

Ketamine

3 Lives Debilitated by Depression, Transformed by Ketamine

Brian H. Johns M.D. on May 25, 2023

A mother hospitalized 16 times, a young woman subject to self-harm and suicidality, and a 50-plus man who failed to respond to antidepressants or psychotherapy.

A mother hospitalized 16 times, a young woman subject to self-harm and suicidality, and a 50-plus man who failed to respond to antidepressants or psychotherapy.

Ketamine

Why Is Ketamine Still Considered Investigative?

Brian H. Johns M.D. on April 12, 2023

For treatment-resistant depression, ketamine is often the only drug that works. So what's in the way?

For treatment-resistant depression, ketamine is often the only drug that works. So what's in the way?