Interventional Mental Health: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Novel Psychiatric Care Delivery.

Mental health disorders are common in the United States, and standard treatments rely on counseling and medication. A new model called Interventional Mental Health combines multiple modalities—Stellate Ganglion Blocks, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, and ketamine therapy—into a single treatment algorithm. The authors hypothesize that delivering these therapies together within a consolidated timeframe will produce synergistic benefits for patients with comorbid PTSD, depression, and anxiety who have not responded well to traditional methods.

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Abstract

Mental health disorders are among the most common health conditions in the United States. Traditional clinical treatments rely on psychiatric counseling and, in many cases, prescription medications. We propose an innovative model, Interventional Mental Health, which employs a combination of modalities through a multifaceted approach to treat conditions that have exhibited limited responsiveness to traditional methods and individuals afflicted with multiple comorbidities simultaneously. We hypothesize that creating a unique treatment algorithm combining current therapeutic modalities such as Stellate Ganglion Blocks (SGB), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) therapy, and ketamine therapy, within a consolidated timeframe, will yield synergistic outcomes among patients presenting with comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and/or anxiety.