Ventura Ketamine Center

09/07/2023

Ketamine found effective in treating severe depression

A new study finds ketamine as effective as electroconvulsive therapy (without its major side effects) for the treatment of nonpsychotic, treatment-resistant depression.

09/07/2023

Ketamine Shows Promise for Hard-to-Treat Depression in New Study

Research this week presents the most robust evidence to date that ketamine is at least as effective as electroconvulsive therapy for patients with treatment-resistant depression who do not have psychosis.

09/07/2023

08/11/2023

Board certified psychiatrists specializing in the treatment of depression, bipolar, anxiety, substan

04/05/2023

A new treatment for depression is showing promising results.

03/31/2023

Fast facts re: Ketamine treatment.

If you’re interested in seeking ketamine treatment for depression, you probably have a few questions about how it all works. Here is a quick overview to help you along your journey to healing.

03/27/2023

Could Ketamine Revolutionize the Way We Treat Depression?

Once toted as a party drug, ketamine has saved this author's life.

11/17/2021

Two Yale Department of Psychiatry researchers have been awarded a $2 million grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research to conduct the

11/15/2021

It’s all in the synapse.

In the journal "Cell Reports" scientists report that the rapid antidepressant action associated with ketamine is because of specific synaptic effects.

02/25/2021

Even Ventura Gets the Blues To be sure, the prolonged quarantines and preventive lockdowns have taken its toll on our day-to-day lives, relationships, and general health. In the recent pandemic Wellness issue of 805 Living, Dr. Lee Mendiola shares his insights on our individual and collective stress...