by Dr. Ryan Johnson | Sep 9, 2026 | Psychiatry
Somewhere between one in five and nearly half of people living with depression don’t get full relief from standard antidepressant treatment, depending on how researchers define treatment resistance. PTSD and anxiety follow a similar pattern: partial improvement...
by Dr. Ryan Johnson | Sep 3, 2026 | Mental Health, Military, PTSD
Colorado Springs is a military town, plain and simple. Fort Carson sits on the south end of the city, Peterson Space Force Base and Schriever Space Force Base hold the east side, and the Air Force Academy anchors the north. Together they help make El Paso County home...
by Dr. Ryan Johnson | Aug 20, 2026 | Anxiety, Depression
Eighty-seven percent of parents say the weeks before school starts are the most stressful stretch of their year, and they’re not imagining it: roughly three in four high schoolers report feeling stressed as the new school year approaches. In Colorado, the...
by Dr. Ryan Johnson | Jul 27, 2026 | Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Suicide
The link between living at high altitude and developing mental health issues is an intriguing topic, and of direct importance for our patients. Colorado Springs sits at roughly 6,000 feet, and Monument sits even higher. Seasonal aspects of bad weather, reduced...
by Dr. Ryan Johnson | Jul 20, 2026 | Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health, Spravato, TMS, Treatment
Most people are familiar with two ways to treat depression: therapy and antidepressants. Fewer people know that if those two options have not worked, several other FDA-approved treatments are already available right here in Colorado Springs. Here are several...
