Boulder Community Health says its interventional psychiatry center added ketamine therapy alongside TMS and ECT for treatment-resistant depression and other mood disorders.
Added therapy option
Boulder Community Health reports that its Center for Interventional Psychiatry has expanded its service menu to include ketamine therapy. According to Boulder Community Health, the addition places ketamine therapy alongside existing treatments including transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, and electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT.
The source describes the expansion as offering another option within its interventional psychiatry services. Boulder Community Health identifies ketamine therapy, TMS and ECT as treatments included in the center’s service menu.
Focus on treatment-resistant conditions
According to Boulder Community Health, the expanded menu is intended for people in Boulder County who are struggling with treatment-resistant depression and other mood disorders. The source says the goal of adding ketamine therapy is to provide new options for those patients.
Boulder Community Health specifically characterizes the focus as treatment-resistant depression and other mood disorders. The source does not present the expansion as a replacement for TMS or ECT; instead, it says ketamine therapy has been added alongside those existing treatments.
Local treatment landscape
The Boulder Community Health update concerns services in Boulder County and describes an expanded range of interventional psychiatry treatment options. The source identifies TMS as one of the treatments already offered before ketamine therapy was added.
For people looking into treatment-resistant conditions, the source’s announcement signals that ketamine therapy is now included in the service menu described by Boulder Community Health. The source does not provide further details in the supplied extract about treatment selection, eligibility, scheduling, cost, insurance coverage or outcomes.
What this means for Colorado patients
Colorado patients searching for treatment locally may find it useful to compare available services and ask providers what options they offer. The directory lists 114 published clinics in Colorado, which may help people locate TMS treatment near them.
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