The History of Ketamine & Its Promise to the Future of Medicine
Ketamine began as a safer anesthetic in 1962, gaining FDA approval in 1970. It transitioned from widespread medical use...
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What Are the Warning Signs of Depression?
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New Year, Same Depression
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Free Yourself from Depression: 5 Tips to Get You Back on Your Feet
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Master Your Mental Health: 5 Organizational Tips for a Disorganized Mind
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How A Bullet Journal Could Improve Your Mental Health
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Mood Disorders, can Ketamine Infusion Therapy help?
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Can Ketamine Really Help People with a Mood Disorder? “Mood Disorder” is a group of conditions where a disturbance in a...
Ketamine vs. Esketamine for Depression
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Ketamine versus Esketamine: How do they differ for the treatment of depression? On March 5 of this year, the FDA...
Ketamine Infusion Therapy for Suicide Prevention
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Ketamine Infusion Therapy for Suicide Prevention The statistics on suicide in the United States are appalling....
A Video Message from Dr. Mandel!
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A video message from Dr. Mandel! Summer is here and 2019 is halfway through. Take some time to stop and do something...
Who May Need Ketamine Treatments the Most? Veterans
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Treatment for OCD All too often on TV or social media, the visible rituals associated with OCD are the stuff of jokes...
Celebrate June – Exciting News from Harvard!
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Ketamine Clinics of LA: Postpartum Depression signs and treatment
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What is Postpartum Depression? The first few days, weeks, and even months after childbirth can be a joyous time for new...
Ketamine Clinics of LA: How to tell if someone has PTSD and treatment options
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An Alternative—and Innovative—Treatment for Chronic Pain: Ketamine Infusion Therapy
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Innovative PPD (Postpartum depression) treatment
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What is PPD (Postpartum depression) ? Postpartum depression (PPD) is a major form of depression and is less common than...
Ketamine Infusion Therapy: an Innovative and Effective Treatment for Suicidal Ideation
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What is SPRAVATO (esketamine)?
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SPRAVATO – FDA Approves Esketamine Nasal Spray For Hard-To-Treat Depression According to the National Institute of...
FDA Approves SPRAVATO™: What’s Next for Ketamine Therapy?
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Ketamine is FDA approved to treat depression – Now what? This past March, the FDA took a huge step forward in the fight...
Marvelous May – What is Esketamine/Spravato & Other News…
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Can Ketamine Help the Pain in Adults and Children with Cancer?
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Ketamine may help to relieve osteoarthritis pain and inflammation
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Alternative Inflammation, Pain and Arthritis Treatment Painful inflammation can impact anyone, at any time. In many...
Coping with Stress and Anxiety With Cleaning
Apr 5, 2019
A Potential Strategy for Coping with Anxiety: Clean Your House! It sounds counterintuitive; after all, routine chores...
FDA Approves Esetamine Treatment for Treatment-Resistant Depression
Apr 1, 2019
Breaking news: the FDA has approved the use of Esketamine—a low-dose nasal ketamine spray—for the treatment of...
Innovative RSD treatment with Low Dose Ketamine Infusion Treatments
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SPRAVATO™ (esketamine) – Nasal Spray, Now FDA Approved
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A Ketamine-Based Nasal Spray For Depression Has Just Been Approved by The FDA The Food and Drug Administration approved...
New Guidelines Support the Use of Low Dose Ketamine Infusions for Acute and Chronic Pain
Mar 15, 2019
Low Dose Ketamine Infusions for Acute and Chronic Pain Guidelines In a huge step forward, a well-respected group of...
We monitor your depression levels before, during, and after Ketamine treatments
Mar 10, 2019
Ketamine Infusion Therapy for Depression: Short- and Long-Term Monitoring for Lasting Results Clinical depression is...
Ketamine helps ease anxiety quickly
Mar 5, 2019
Ketamine Infusion Therapy and Anxiety Disorders Anxiety disorder is different. For individuals suffering from an...
Ketamine may rapidly relieve depression by blocking overstimulation of the lateral habenula
Feb 20, 2019
Ketamine and the Lateral Habenula, the Brain’s Reward Center The medical community is increasingly excited by the...
Study shows Ketamine is neuroprotective and can prevent brain damage
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Study Shows Ketamine May Help Prevent Brain Damage after Trauma or Stroke Over the past several decades, scientists...
Celebrating Five Years of Patient Success!
Feb 12, 2019
LETTER FROM DR. MANDEL Have you been able to keep warm this February? Being located in sunny Southern California I know...
Repurposing old drugs like Ketamine can save time and money
Feb 10, 2019
Finding New Purposes for “Old” Drugs Means Saving Time and Money We hear a lot in the media these days about the...
Is Ketamine Involved with Opioid Receptors?
Feb 5, 2019
New Study: Does Ketamine Work Like an Opioid? The American Journal of Psychiatry indicates that ketamine may activate...
Ketamine Helps Divers Rescue Soccer Team Stranded in Flooded Thai Cave
Feb 5, 2019
Ketamine Helps Divers Rescue Trapped Soccer Team For three long weeks in early summer 2018, the entire world watched,...
Ketamine Infusion Therapy to Treat Eating Disorders
Jan 20, 2019
The Benefits of IV Ketamine Infusion Therapy in Treating Eating Disorders Eating disorders such as Anorexia nervosa and...
Ketamine Infusion Therapy for PTSD in Combat Veterans
Jan 15, 2019
Ketamine Therapy Offers New Hope for Combat Veterans with PTSD Sitting safely here at home, it is difficult to even...
What Is Mental Illness?
Jan 10, 2019
Awareness of mental illness is—thankfully—on the rise in the United States today. An important part of our growing...
Ketamine Clinics of Los Angeles Adopt Highways to Give Back and Help Keep the City Cleaner
Jan 7, 2019
Ketamine Clinics of Los Angeles adopted four highways in the Los Angeles, CA area in an effort to give back and keep...
How to Choose the Best Ketamine Provider
Jan 3, 2019
IV Ketamine Infusion Therapy has the potential to revolutionize treatment for serious and debilitating mood disorders...
People Love Us on Yelp!
Jan 2, 2019
By Richmond, Irvine, CA ” There is really not enough you can say about this doctor, facility or it’s staff so I will...
New Study Indicates Ketamine Therapy Could Hold Promise for Adolescents Suffering from Depression
Dec 21, 2018
Adolescent Depression Treatment A new study recently published in the Journal of Child and Adolescent...
Ketamine used to manage opioid / Pain killer medicine withdrawals
Dec 17, 2018
The Ongoing Challenge of Chronic Pain, Opioid Addiction, and Opioid Withdrawal For individuals whose lives have been...
Depression-Free Holiday Season!
Dec 10, 2018
LETTER FROM DR. MANDEL Happy Holidays! December is a joyous month, filled with treats, cheer, and magic. During this...
Ketamine Infusions – PTSD treatment for sexual trauma
Dec 8, 2018
Ketamine Therapy: Can It Help Survivors of Sexual Assault? Sexual assault is an intensively invasive act of violence...
Ketamine Clinics of Los Angeles: History of Ketamine
Dec 1, 2018
Ketamine: A Brief History Surgeons and physicians alike have spent centuries looking for a safe, reliable method of...
Ketamine Brought Them to The Surface
Nov 29, 2018
Below is a beautiful metaphor about the Thai soccer team rescue from the caves of Thailand, written by our patient...
Can Ketamine Help Reduce Pain Killer Medicine Withdrawals?
Nov 21, 2018
Ketamine Could Help Manage Opioid Withdrawals Opioid abuse has become an epidemic in the United States and an...
Ketamine Therapy Shows Promise for Treating Alcoholism
Nov 16, 2018
Alcoholism Treatment Option Alcohol addiction is one of the most difficult addictions to overcome and can be deadly....
Ketamine Infusion Therapy Helps Treat Heroin Addiction
Nov 13, 2018
Drug Addiction Treatment Behavioral and pharmacological treatments are currently used to treat heroin addiction but...
Low Dose Ketamine Therapy Used as Treatment for Cocaine Dependence
Nov 9, 2018
Cocaine Addiction Treatment with Ketamine Individuals addicted to cocaine often have difficulty breaking the habit...
NEW OFFICE! We’ve Moved and it’s GORGEOUS!
Nov 1, 2018
In This Issue: LETTER FROM DR. MANDEL IMAGES OF NEW CLINIC ANGEL & MARY CELEBRATE 2 YEARS! FLU SEASON IS DEADLY 5 FALL...
Ketamine Therapy Effective PTSD Treatment for Sexual Trauma
Oct 25, 2018
Individuals who have suffered from sexual trauma often get diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD...
Ketamine Therapy for Depression Gaining Popularity
Oct 20, 2018
Millions of Americans struggle with moderate to severe depression at some point in their lives and many turn to...
What to Expect with Intravenous Ketamine Treatments in Los Angeles
Oct 15, 2018
People suffering from depression, chronic pain, and other health conditions now have alternatives to prescription...
Hello, October! Welcome Fall!
Oct 12, 2018
The first and only Ketamine Clinic to be accredited by AAAASF! In This Issue: LETTER FROM DR. MANDEL FLU SEASON IS UPON...
When Depression is a Side Effect of Medication, Ketamine Can Help
Oct 10, 2018
Prescription medication may be the only way to treat certain conditions, however, many of today’s most prescribed — and...
Ketamine Therapy Can Treat Neuropathic Pain
Sep 28, 2018
Unlike common pain conditions that are linked to an accident, injury, or disease, neuropathic pain is much more complex...
Law Enforcement Discount for IV Ketamine Infusion Therapy in Los Angeles, CA
Sep 22, 2018
Retired and active duty law enforcement officers can now try ketamine therapy to relieve chronic pain, depression...
