Best doctors and hospitals for treatment-resistant depression?
October 14, 2017 11:13 PM Subscribe
Who is the best, most knowledgable doctor in the tri-state area I can go to for a second opinion and the most up to date knowledge re: treatment-resistant depression and medication?
I am in a frustrating situation in which my treatment-resistant depression and anxiety, which has obviously not responded to most first-line treatments, and is having only an average response to ketamine. I'm also not happy with the psychiatrist I'm seeing outside of the ketamine clinic. I'd like to seek a second opinion both from a ketamine expert about what I'm getting out of those treatments, and with a general psychiatrist about what my next steps for meds can be. I have a very difficult and confusing case, and I am looking for someone who in addition to being the most genius expert, can work with that. I would also add compassion and willingness to listen and treat me holistically and not force me to advocate for myself but actually be helpful, but I don't get my hopes up too high.
And/or, I would also be curious where the most cutting edge research is being done for difficult depression cases, what new clinical trials look promising, etc. (I've heard things about magic mushrooms?) Is there a specific hospital doing a lot of good research in this area?
I'm willing to go anywhere in Philly or surrounding area, NYC, or NJ, or if there's something like a Hopkins trial going on I'd be willing to go that far too. Honestly, at this point, if there's some cutting edge miracle in California, why not. Please assume I am also engaged in therapy and aware of the various kinds of therapy that exist.
Thank you so much for your help.
I am in a frustrating situation in which my treatment-resistant depression and anxiety, which has obviously not responded to most first-line treatments, and is having only an average response to ketamine. I'm also not happy with the psychiatrist I'm seeing outside of the ketamine clinic. I'd like to seek a second opinion both from a ketamine expert about what I'm getting out of those treatments, and with a general psychiatrist about what my next steps for meds can be. I have a very difficult and confusing case, and I am looking for someone who in addition to being the most genius expert, can work with that. I would also add compassion and willingness to listen and treat me holistically and not force me to advocate for myself but actually be helpful, but I don't get my hopes up too high.
And/or, I would also be curious where the most cutting edge research is being done for difficult depression cases, what new clinical trials look promising, etc. (I've heard things about magic mushrooms?) Is there a specific hospital doing a lot of good research in this area?
I'm willing to go anywhere in Philly or surrounding area, NYC, or NJ, or if there's something like a Hopkins trial going on I'd be willing to go that far too. Honestly, at this point, if there's some cutting edge miracle in California, why not. Please assume I am also engaged in therapy and aware of the various kinds of therapy that exist.
Thank you so much for your help.
A little context for telegraph's mention of the Johns Hopkins trial...
http://www.newsweek.com/magic-mushrooms-reset-brain-depression-684677
posted by Gerard Sorme at 12:09 PM on October 15, 2017
http://www.newsweek.com/magic-mushrooms-reset-brain-depression-684677
posted by Gerard Sorme at 12:09 PM on October 15, 2017
Yale is doing ketamine trials now, if you feel like taking the Amtrak up to New Haven: http://depression.yale.edu/
posted by reptile at 4:17 PM on October 15, 2017
posted by reptile at 4:17 PM on October 15, 2017
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posted by telegraph at 5:43 AM on October 15, 2017