Depression and Maintaining Personal Hygiene
Mental illness, including depression, can be overwhelming. It can work its way into many parts of one’s life. It can even affect seemingly simple tasks, like brushing your teeth or showering. And personal hygiene is often a difficult topic to discuss to begin with, compounding the struggle. To be specific, the definition of hygiene, according…
Ketamine for Depression: What does it have to offer you?
Initially developed as an anesthetic or pain reliever in the 1950s and 1960s, Ketamine was first approved for use in humans by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1970 and has been studied for use against depression since that time, especially in the last 10 or 12 years. And there are now extensive studies…
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force on Anxiety Screenings for Adults
We are seeing a lot more focus on anxiety treatment these days. In fact, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force on Anxiety Screenings for Adults has just announced its recommendations, which you can read about on their website. As they state “Created in 1984, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is an independent, volunteer panel…