OCD
Westchester Office - Ketamine Clinic located in New Rochelle. Serving Yonkers and Scarsdale in Westchester County, Bronx County and Greenwich in Fairfield County, Connecticut
New York City Office - Ketamine Clinic located on the Upper West Side. Serving the Borough of Manhattan
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OCD services offered in Oradell, NJ and New Rochelle and Upper West Side, New York, NY
Today, as many as 3 million American adults have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). At KETA Medical Center in Oradell, New Jersey, Manhattan in New York City and New Rochelle, New York the area’s leading ketamine experts, led by Haviva Malina, MD, and Cheryl Malina, MD, offer an innovative option for people who don't respond to traditional treatments like medication and psychotherapy. Ketamine can provide near-immediate results, freeing you from debilitating thoughts and behaviors so you can live a life of freedom. Call the office or click the online scheduling tool to set up your consultation now.
OCD Q & A
What is OCD?
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health disorder that causes unreasonable thoughts and worries (obsessions), which can then trigger unhealthy compulsive behaviors (compulsions).
People with OCD can’t control their thoughts and behaviors around their obsessions and often develop ritualistic behaviors as a result. More than half of people with OCD have severe symptoms that disrupt their daily lives.
What are the symptoms of OCD?
OCD symptoms can vary quite a bit from one person to another because each person has unique obsessions and compulsions. Some common obsessions include:
- Fear of dirt and germs
- Wanting objects to look organized and symmetrical
- Fear of experiencing an outburst and hurting yourself or others
- Superstitions, like thinking certain objects or routines are lucky or unlucky
- Hyperfocus on religion or morals
- Unwanted sexual thoughts
- Preoccupation with forgetting to do something and causing harm as a result
These obsessions can lead to powerful compulsions such as:
- Repeated hand-washing
- Counting objects
- Repeating phrases
- Rearranging objects to line up perfectly
- Excessive cleaning
- Constantly double-checking appliances to make sure they’re off
- Performing religious rituals frequently due to fear
Compulsions are a way to try to calm anxiety and alleviate fear or worry. But when you have OCD, carrying out compulsions brings only short-lived relief. OCD is a vicious cycle, but it’s one you can break when you seek treatment.
What are the treatments available for OCD?
Traditional OCD treatments include prescription medications, like antidepressants and antipsychotics, alongside psychotherapy, such as cognitive behavioral therapy. Unfortunately, many people don’t respond to those treatment modalities, but ketamine offers another option.
While intravenous Ketamine is off-label for OCD, studies show it can be an effective treatment option, without the debilitating side effects of many traditional medications. This drug works on the brain chemicals involved in anxiety and depression to stimulate the repair of damaged neural connections.
Essentially, ketamine can help your brain to stop the disruptive thought patterns, so you won’t need to perform compulsive behaviors anymore.
Intravenous (IV) ketamine treatment can be very effective in lifting the anxiety that underlies OCD and in significantly reducing the compulsive behaviors and obsessive thoughts associated with OCD.
Ketamine takes effect quickly, often within hours, to start relieving the frustrating and intrusive symptoms of OCD. To find out whether this impressive evidence-based treatment is right for you, call KETA Medical Center or use the provided online booking link now.
Ketamine Treatment Indications
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Depression
Depression affects more than 17 million adults today, with nearly one-third experiencing stubborn symptoms that don’t respond to traditional treatment. At KETA Medical Center, a ketamine treatment center in Oradell, New Jersey, Manhattan in New York City, and New Rochelle, New York the compassionate team of experts, including Haviva Malina, MD, and Cheryl Malina, MD, provides ketamine therapy. This innovative, evidence-based approach addresses depression that doesn’t improve with traditional approaches like antidepressants. Ketamine starts working right away, with many people feeling better in hours, so it’s a truly transformative treatment for people who struggle with depression. Book your consultation by calling the office or clicking the online scheduler now.
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PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) causes vivid and scary memories to rise to the surface, even long after a traumatic experience ends. At KETA Medical Center in Oradell, New Jersey, and New Rochelle, New York team of experts Haviva Malina, MD, and Cheryl Malina, MD, offer ketamine, a groundbreaking PTSD treatment with a demonstrated history of relieving symptoms quickly and with long-lasting effect. To learn more, call the office or book your consultation using online scheduling now.
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Anxiety
At least 30% of people with anxiety don’t respond to traditional oral medication, and therapy approaches. At KETA Medical Center in Oradell, New Jersey, Manhatthan in New York City and New Rochelle, New York the team of experts, including Haviva Malina, MD, and Cheryl Malina, MD, offers ketamine infusions. This groundbreaking treatment approach can relieve anxiety and improve your quality of life, starting with the very first treatment. To find out whether ketamine is right for you, call the office or click the online scheduler now.
OCD
Today, as many as 3 million American adults have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). At KETA Medical Center in Oradell, New Jersey, Manhattan in New York City and New Rochelle, New York the area’s leading ketamine experts, led by Haviva Malina, MD, and Cheryl Malina, MD, offer an innovative option for people who don't respond to traditional treatments like medication and psychotherapy. Ketamine can provide near-immediate results, freeing you from debilitating thoughts and behaviors so you can live a life of freedom. Call the office or click the online scheduling tool to set up your consultation now.
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Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder is challenging to treat, and about half of all patients who achieve remission with the traditional medications end up relapsing within two years. At KETA Medical Center in Oradell, New Jersey, Manhattan in New York City and New Rochelle, New York Haviva Malina, MD, and Cheryl Malina, MD, lead the team of experts in offering ketamine infusions. This innovative approach can work when traditional medications fail. To learn how ketamine can help you, call the office or use the online scheduling tool now.
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Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy
KETA Medical Center offers Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) as an integrated component of treatment for interested patients.
For many patients, a schedule of Ketamine treatment coordinated with integration sessions with a psychotherapist trained in KAP can bring significant benefits.
KETA Medical Center has partnered with experienced psychotherapists trained in KAP to offer this modality of treatment, and can also work to coordinate treatments with your own therapist if they are trained to provide KAP.
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Alcohol Addiction
Recent studies show that ketamine can change your thought patterns around alcohol, reducing your desire to drink and paving the path to long-lasting sobriety. At KETA Medical Center in Oradell, New Jersey, Manhattan in New York City and New Rochelle, New York, Haviva Malina, MD, and Cheryl Malina, MD, and their team of experts offer ketamine treatment to help their patients experience mind and body renewal and free them from the confines of addiction. Book your consultation online or call the office to arrange a visit with a caring professional now.
Treatment Options
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Spravato
Spravato is an evidence-based treatment that offers remarkable results for treatment-resistant depression. At KETA Medical Center in Oradell, New Jersey, the Upper West Side of Manhattan and New Rochelle, New York, the team of experts, headed up by Haviva Malina, MD, and Cheryl Malina, MD, offers in-office Spravato treatments for people who don’t get the results they need from antidepressants alone. Spravato is a quick-working nasal spray, offering quick relief of depression. It is an option that is typically covered by insurance. Book your consultation online or call the office to schedule an appointment today.
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Ketamine
Are you suffering from depression and discouraged by the lack of effectiveness of other treatments? Do not lose hope, as Haviva Malina, MD, Cheryl Malina, MD, and the team of experts offer alternative options, including IV Ketamine. In the past decade, researchers have found that Ketamine infusion therapy is helpful for people struggling with Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD) and other mental health disorders and can provide quick relief after administration and for up to months after the initial treatment. Call KETA Medical Center in Oradell, New Jersey, the Upper West Side of Manhattan, or New Rochelle, New York today to see if you are a candidate or request an appointment online today.