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Ketamine, a Schedule III non-narcotic substance, has been available to licensed prescribers since the 1970s. Since then, multiple studies have shown ketamine helps some depression patients who feel as though they’ve tried everything else. 

The GBMAD Section’s mission is to discover genes that contribute to the risk for mood and anxiety disorders.

Training Opportunities The NIH offers a rich training environment. Dr. Innis strongly emphasizes training and career development for everyone in his laboratory, regardless of whether the person is here for a time-limited period (e.g., graduate student or postdoctoral fellow) or is in a permanent staff position (e.g., Staff Scientist). He frequently gives lectures to the group on ad hoc topics and also teaches two courses: writing scientific papers and pharmacokinetic modeling. In addition, the ...

Are we raising little germaphobes? The pandemic has heightened the fear of germs in children—but that might be OK. ByConnie Chang Email Meg St-Esprit’s seven-year-old son had always been wary of germs. If a classmate “licked the end of a marker and put it back in the bin,” she says, he’d avoid the markers for the rest of the day. But the constant barrage of COVID-19 news this past year amplified those fears to a fever pitch. “He’s a ball of anxiety,” says St-Esprit, a mother of ...

What Doctors Want You To Know Before Trying Valerian Root for Anxiety Colleen De Bellefonds © Photo: Getty Images / Morsa Images valerian root for anxiety Feeling a bit more on-edge or struggling to get a good night’s rest these days? If you’re looking for a “natural” option to help treat anxiety or sleep problems, you may have heard about valerian root, a plant that’s been used for centuries for its sedative effects. While there is some limited evidence that valer...

Written by Rachel Berliner Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. EST. Co-hosted with the Stamford JCC (Stamford, CT). This webinar is free and open to the public.  Speakers: Jane Faherty, Director of Jumpstart, Stamford JCC and Educational Advocate (Stamford, CT)  Special Guest: Dr. Rebecca Etkin, Ph.D., Anxiety Disorders Program at Yale Child Study Center (New Haven, CT)  Topics for discussion • The slippery slope of anxiety and avoidance: what to watch out for • Strategies f...

Helping Parents and Children Navigate Anxiety During COVID and Beyond Date: Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. EST. Register here on Zoom: http://bit.ly/BA6422 Co-hosted with the Stamford JCC (Stamford, CT). This webinar is free and open to the public. Speakers: Attorney Lawrence Berliner, Special Education Law Jane Faherty, Director of Jumpstart, Stamford JCC and […]