Genetic testing and lab work stop the wasteful, sometimes dangerous, trial-and-error approach to mental health treatment
No mental health patient has the luxury of time. Even mild anxiety or depression can impact work, relationships, and happiness. From its origins in treating severe mental health cases, Advanced Brain + Body Clinic developed techniques and processes for getting patients with depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD and bipolar disorder better, faster.
“Lab workups and genetic testing are crucial to identify chemical deficiencies that may cause or aggravate your condition, rule out treatments that are unlikely to reduce your symptoms, or identify treatments that may have an unusually high benefit based on your genetics,” says Dr. Manlove, psychiatrist and co-founder of Advanced Brain and Body Clinic (ABBC).
Different isn’t difficult.
Advanced Brain and Body Clinic takes a different approach to psychiatry. Different doesn’t mean difficult – especially for the patient. It means putting in the time to evaluate which treatment(s) will be best for you and your body. “We don’t just write a prescription and send you on your way,” explains Dr. Johns, psychiatrist and co-founder of ABBC. “We take the time to figure out how we can efficiently improve your brain’s functionality to give you the best chances of finding relief.”
What makes ABBC’s approach to psychiatry different?
- Psychiatry Grounded in Science: ABBC uses science to eliminate some of the guesswork to help you get on the road to wellness, faster. While this seems like a no-brainer, ABBC is the one of the only psychiatry clinics in the Twin Cities offering laboratory analysis and genetic testing to create targeted psychiatric care plans.
- Thorough Initial Appointments: ABBC schedules large blocks of time for new patient appointments. These long appointments allow them to take a thorough look at the problem – including patterns, symptoms, and treatments that have worked or not worked in the past – before jumping to a treatment.
- Ongoing Check-Ins: When you are a patient at ABBC, follow up appointments are the norm. You won’t hear ABBC providers say, ‘give us a call if we need to try something else’. Your provider will meet with you in regularly scheduled check-ins to follow up on your progress and make adjustments as needed.
- Holistic Approach: ABBC works with you to improve your overall health to give you the best results. Your physical health, social life, stress, activity level, nutrition, and more, affect your body’s ability to respond to treatment. Taking a holistic approach while employing a full spectrum of innovative psychiatric interventions, ABBC has given patients relief in some of the toughest mental health cases.
Advance your brain. Your body. Your life.
Get to better, faster. Advanced Brain and Body Clinic is now accepting new patients and has next-day appointments available. Call today to get started: 612-682-4912.
About AB+BC
Advanced Brain + Body Clinic Ketamine TMS is a psychiatry clinic on the west end of Minneapolis specializing in the treatment of mental health conditions with innovative approaches, including TMS, ketamine/esketamine (Spravato), VNS, novel psychiatric medications and holistic brain health. Our two founding psychiatrists are board-certified physicians with decades of experience. AB+BC offers ketamine via IV, IM, nasal and oral administration covered by some insurers.
Stephen Manlove, MD is one of the most entrepreneurial psychiatrists in the upper Midwest. Dr. Manlove graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School and completed residencies in Psychiatry and Internal Medicine through the University of Virginia Medical School. He holds multiple board certifications in psychiatry/neurology, internal medicine and forensic psychiatry. This deep understanding of medicine gives him a unique ability to practice truly holistic psychiatry—fusing lifestyle changes and brain health best practices with genetic testing and a detailed laboratory workup to develop a personalized plan for each patient. As an early adopter of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and ketamine/Spravato, he and the Manlove Brain + Body team have helped thousands of patients suffering from treatment resistant depression, anxiety and PTSD.
