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Posts by: ## MaryAPRN Advanced Practice Psych LLC ![Ketamine for Depression](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/Snip20151024_1.png) [ketamine](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/ketamine) ### [Data for Ketamine’s Antidepressant Effect | Treating Depression](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/data-for-ketamines-antidepressant-effect-treating-depression) Fri, Sep 15, 2017 @ 06:00 AM ## Patients who took ketamine reported depression half as often as patients who took other drugs for pain, ...according to an analysis of 8 million reports from the US Food and Drug Administration’s Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database. [MaryAPRN Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/data-for-ketamines-antidepressant-effect-treating-depression) ![bad-decisions-collection-carol-005.png](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/cartoon_art/animated_people/bad-decisions-collection-carol-005.png) [sleep help](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/sleep-help) ### [Difficult Sleeping? This effects your Mental Health, seek help.](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/difficult-sleeping-this-effects-your-mental-health-seek-help) Wed, Sep 13, 2017 @ 06:00 AM ## Sleep difficulties can both cause and result from psychiatric disorders, and clinicians must be sure to treat the conditions simultaneously..... 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[MaryAPRN Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/diet-soft-drinks-and-the-high-risk-of-stroke-/-dementia) ![Health-04.png](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/Health-04.png) [Depression](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/depression) ### [Depression in Children | information for Parents / Caregivers](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/depression-in-children-information-for-parents-/-caregivers) Thu, Sep 07, 2017 @ 09:00 AM Depression is a serious disorder that can cause significant problems in mood, thinking, and behavior at home, in school, and with peers. ## Depression in Childrean | It is estimated that major depressive disorder (MDD) affects about 5 percent of adolescents. Research has shown that, as in adults, depression in children and adolescents is treatable. Certain antidepressant medications, called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), can be beneficial to children and adolescents with MDD. [MaryAPRN Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/depression-in-children-information-for-parents-/-caregivers) ![Notes.png](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/cartoon_art/Notes.png) [Sleep,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/sleep) [Nightmares](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/nightmares) ### [Mental Health Update | The characteristics of Nightmares vs Sleep Terrors](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-update-the-characteristics-of-nightmares-vs-sleep-terrors) Thu, Aug 10, 2017 @ 09:00 AM ## Mental Health | Many patients experience ongoing issues with nightmares or night terrors. Most of us have had a nightmare — a dream that wakes us feeling afraid or anxious. Many patients experience ongoing issues with frightening dreams, which we call nightmare disorder. [MaryAPRN Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-update-the-characteristics-of-nightmares-vs-sleep-terrors) ![Documents.png](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/cartoon_art/Documents.png) [Mental Health Studies](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/mental-health-studies) ### [Mental Health Studies | How Psychotic symptoms emerge](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-studies-how-psychotic-symptoms-emerge) Tue, Jul 18, 2017 @ 06:00 AM ## Mental Health Studies | A new study has identified a brain marker for vulnerability to psychosis in late adolescence. Investigators discovered an exaggerated emotional response from the brain to non-threatening and non-emotional cues predicts the emergence of the first signs of psychotic symptoms. The results are consistent with hypotheses about how psychosis develops. [MaryAPRN Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/mental-health-studies-how-psychotic-symptoms-emerge) ![at-the-doctor-collection-tom-005.png](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/cartoon_art/animated_people/at-the-doctor-collection-tom-005.png) [Depression,](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/depression) [Schizophrenia](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/schizophrenia) ### [Is it Depression or is it Schizophrenia? soon a Blood test may tell.](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/is-it-depression-or-is-it-schizophrenia-soon-a-blood-test-may-tell) Thu, Jul 13, 2017 @ 06:00 AM It's often difficult for doctors to tell the difference between depression and schizophrenia, especially early on. Now, researchers say they're on the trail... [MaryAPRN Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/is-it-depression-or-is-it-schizophrenia-soon-a-blood-test-may-tell) ![PTSD_help.png](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/Gallery_2015/PTSD/PTSD_help.png) [PTSD](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/ptsd) ### [Treating PTSD with a common Antibiotic | Mental Health](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/treating-ptsd-with-a-common-antibiotic-mental-health) Tue, Jul 11, 2017 @ 06:00 AM ## Treating PTSD | A common antibiotic called doxycycline can disrupt the formation of negative thoughts and fears in the brain and may prove useful in treating or preventing post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to research by British and Swiss scientists. [MaryAPRN Advanced Practice Psych LLC](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/author/maryaprn-advanced-practice-psych-llc) [Read More](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/treating-ptsd-with-a-common-antibiotic-mental-health) ![at-the-doctor-collection-tom-001.png](https://www.maryaprn.com/hubfs/cartoon_art/animated_people/at-the-doctor-collection-tom-001.png) [Schizophrenia](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/topic/schizophrenia) ### [Schizophrenia | improving with B vitamins](https://www.maryaprn.com/blog/schizophrenia-improving-with-b-vitamins) Tue, Jul 04, 2017 @ 06:00 AM ## Does the use of B vitamins increase the outcomes for those with Schizophrenia? Supplementation with L-methylfolate produced positive physiological changes and some symptom improvement in patients with schizophrenia, researchers found in a study published online in Molecular Psychiatry. L-methylfolate is the fully reduced and bioactive form of folate. B vitamins play an essential role in cellular metabolism, including transmethylation and oxidation/reduction reactions. Low blood levels of B vitamins are a relatively consistent finding in patients with schizophrenia. 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