KETAMINE / ESKETAMINE
Ketamine-Based Treatment in Princeton, NJ
Exploring Additional Options When Depression Persists
Living with depression can be exhausting.
Living with depression after trying treatment after treatment can bring another emotion with it:
Discouragement.
Some individuals continue experiencing significant depressive symptoms despite trying conventional treatments.
For appropriately selected patients, certain ketamine-based therapies may represent another treatment option.
But at Princeton Psychiatry & Wellness, advanced treatment begins the same way all thoughtful psychiatric treatment should:
By understanding the person first.
A Comprehensive Approach
Ketamine-based treatment isn’t viewed as an isolated procedure.
Before discussing whether it may be appropriate, we consider:
- Your diagnosis
- Current symptoms
- Psychiatric history
- Previous medication trials
- Previous psychotherapy
- Medical history
- Current medications
- Safety considerations
- Previous treatment response
- Your individual treatment goals
Based on that assessment, we can discuss whether an appropriate ketamine-based treatment should be considered and how it may fit into your broader mental health care.
Safety Comes First
Ketamine-based therapies require careful patient selection, appropriate monitoring, and individualized clinical decision-making.
They aren’t appropriate for everyone.
We want patients to understand both the potential benefits and limitations of available treatment options so they can participate meaningfully in decisions about their care.
Because an advanced treatment should still feel like personalized medicine.