As the field of psychedelic therapy continues to gain traction, it is becoming increasingly important for practitioners to ensure their treatments are safe and effective.
Depression can be treated in a number of ways. The traditional SSRI treatment is effective for some, but not for everyone. Studies on ketamine have shown that it is very helpful with depression, especially when other treatments have not been able to help as much.
The number of options for ketamine-assisted therapy is growing quickly, and you may be wondering how to choose the one that is right for you. Nushama happens to be quite different from most clinics—in fact, we don’t even call ourselves a “clinic,” and here are the reasons why.
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Bipolar depression has one of the shortest treatment shelf lives in psychiatry. For decades, the list of approved options has stayed thin, and most of what’s on it comes with side effects that are hard to live with. A randomized trial published in JAMA Psychiatry 2026 (Orsini, Di Luch, Rosenblat et al.) adds a new name […]
Depression that hasn’t lifted after a couple of medicines leaves you with a hard question, and lately with three answers instead of one. You may have read every TMS vs Spravato comparison already, understood the differences, and still felt stuck. That’s normal. The right choice depends on your treatment history, your insurance, and what your […]
If you or someone you love is in crisis, call or text 988 (the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) any time. You’ve probably heard esketamine described as one of the faster ways out of a depression that has dragged on for months. And then, when you started reading, every source seemed to say something a little […]
Nushama is glad to welcome Laura Coleman, PMHNP-BC, NC-BC, to our Rockland County team. Laura is a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and a Board Certified Nurse Coach who provides medication management and psychotherapy. She joins us this month at our Rockland County center in New City, bringing both psychiatric precision and a […]
If you’ve tried two or more antidepressants and still don’t feel like yourself, you’re probably not looking for promises. You’re looking for honest answers about what might actually help. Spravato (the brand name for esketamine) is a nasal spray approved in 2019 for treatment-resistant depression, which simply means depression that hasn’t responded to at least […]
Here’s the honest thing about searching “is TMS therapy safe.” You’ve probably seen success rates between 50% and 86%, and almost none of them told you where the number came from. Those figures float around untethered to any study you can actually read. This page does two things differently. It names every source, including the […]
You have taken the Spravato spray. The room is quiet. Something is shifting, and there are two hours ahead of you. The question is simple: is someone actually with me, or am I alone in a recliner while a nurse glances at a clipboard? Most clinic websites say “monitored.” That could mean a licensed therapist […]
If you have Fidelis Care, you can now get Spravato and TMS at either of Nushama’s New York locations, in Manhattan and in Rockland County. That’s the news. Here’s why it matters. A lot of people who land on this page have already done the discouraging version of this search. You called a few clinics. […]
If you live with both depression and a drinking problem, a dual diagnosis, you have probably heard two pieces of advice that cancel each other out. The rehab program says it cannot touch your antidepressants until you are sober. The psychiatrist says get the drinking under control first, then we will talk about your mood. […]
If drinking has become harder to control and willpower, meetings, or medication haven’t been enough, you still have options. Florida averages over 13,000 alcohol-related deaths each year, with South Florida counties among the hardest hit. For people in Aventura, Miami-Dade, and Broward, supervised IV ketamine infusions paired with therapy may offer a different path. Here’s […]
