The Roundup
A weekly summary of Novamind news and media
Novamind Opens New Clinic with Specialized Focus on Substance Use Disorders
Salt Lake City Clinic welcomes incoming addictions specialist, Dr. Amy de la Garza
We are pleased to announce the opening of a new clinic located in downtown Salt Lake City (SLC). In addition to Novamind’s suite of mental health treatments, the SLC Clinic specializes in integrative behavioural health and services for adults with substance use disorders (SUD) led by incoming Medical Director, Dr. Amy de la Garza.
The SLC Clinic’s outpatient SUD services provide an alternative to residential treatment programs and work to address the highly complex public health crisis that is worsening alongside challenges related to access. In 2020 alone, 93,000 Americans died of a drug overdose-an increase of 30 per cent from the previous year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dr. Reid Robison, Novamind’s Chief Medical Officer, commented: “Social isolation and despair related to the COVID-19 pandemic have further fueled a significant increase in substance use disorders and related deaths. Dr. de la Garza’s expertise in addiction medicine and behavioural health is a vital addition to our team as we continue to expand Novamind’s clinic footprint to address unmet need and broaden our innovative, evidence-based treatments.”
Dr. de la Garza is a board-certified family practice physician with 10 years of experience providing specialized care for patients with behavioral health and SUD diagnoses. She earned her Doctorate in Medicine from the University of Colorado before completing a Family Medicine Residency at the Utah Healthcare Institute. She also completed an Addiction Medicine Fellowship at the University of Utah and is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner. In 2017, Dr. de la Garza opened the first community-based, co-located primary care and behavioral health practice in Salt Lake City, Utah.
“I am thrilled to join Novamind and look forward to establishing an innovative outpatient substance use disorder program that brings together addiction and integrative medicine and treats the whole person,” said Dr. de la Garza, who is also trained in integrative modalities and lifestyle medicine, including nutrition, movement, sleep, stress management and social connection.
Novamind will collect clinical data on the efficacy of the integrative treatment approach for SUD and host upcoming studies for conditions like opioid use disorder. Additionally, the SLC Clinic will pilot an innovative and cost-effective group medical visit model that has been shown to reduce anxiety and depression, as well as improve outcomes in chronic conditions like cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
The SLC Clinic is located at 807 E South Temple, Suite 101, Salt Lake City, Utah.
December 6, 2021
December 7, 2021
Anxiety: Why We Worry and What to Do About It
In this episode of the Psychedelic Therapy Frontiers podcast, Dr. Steve Thayer and Dr. Reid Robison explore anxiety. They discuss the following topics and much more:
• What is an anxiety disorder?
• Anxiety management skills
• The role of medicines in treating anxiety
Learn more, subscribe and catch up on previous episodes you may have missed at psychedelictherapyfrontiers.com.
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December 10, 2021
Ketamine-Assisted Therapy Is Having a Moment in Utah
Utah Business covers Dr. Reid Robison and the success of ketamine-assisted psychotherapy in our clinics. “While it’s still early and much more testing is to be done, Robison describes what’s happening in mental health care as a ‘psychedelic renaissance’.”
December 9, 2021
Doors Open in SLC
Benzinga covers the opening of our Salt Lake City clinic and future substance use disorder program led by Dr. Amy de la Garza.
December 9, 2021
Panel: International Summit on Psychedelic Therapies
Dr. Reid Robison, Matt Johnson and Robin Carhart-Harris discuss The Science of Psychedelics: Therapeutic mechanisms and clinical outcomes for a range of mental illnesses and other conditions.
December 8, 2021
Psychedelics & Eating Disorders
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Reid Robison’s keynote presentation at the Mind Medicine Australia International Summit on Psychedelic Therapies for Mental Illness.
Opioid Overdoses Are A Raging Public Health Crisis, Driven Mostly By Illicit Fentanyl And Heroin
“While the U.S. has been battling Covid-19 it’s gotten lost in the shuffle that the nation had record numbers of drug overdose-related deaths in 2020; approximately 93,000. In addition, from May 2020 through April 2021, the figure rises to 100,000.” We need better treatment options for people with substance use disorders (SUD). It’s the driving force behind why incoming Novamind Medical Director Dr. Amy de la Garza will lead SUD programming at our new Salt Lake City clinic.
Psychedelics are Poised to Change the Course of Mental Health Treatment
We are currently in a mental health crisis. Depression, anxiety and symptoms of PTSD have run rampant over the last two years, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic and its far-reaching effects. The need for new and effective mental health treatments has never been clearer. We have seen the efficacy of ketamine-assisted psychotherapy firsthand. And we are eager to continue psychedelic research. If you’d like to stay up to date on upcoming studies hosted by Novamind, visit us here and get in touch. “So what else does the future hold for psychedelics? For one thing, taking psychedelics could one day be the same as taking an everyday pill prescribed by your doctor.”
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