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Predictors of Response to Ketamine in Treatment Resistant Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder

Carola Rong, Caroline Park, Joshua D. Rosenblat, Mehala Subramaniapillai, Hannah Zuckerman, Dominika Fus, Yena L. Lee, Zihang Pan, Elisa Brietzke, Rodrigo B. Mansur, Danielle S. Cha, Leanna M. W. Lui and Roger S. McIntyre Published online: 17 April 2018 | https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15040771 Abstract Objectives: Extant evidence indicates that ketamine exerts rapid antidepressant effects in treatment-resistant depressive […]

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Ketamine has ‘fast-acting benefits’ for depression

In the meantime, practitioners of this new kind of mental healthcare can use ketamine as their psychedelic agent; and some studies, such as the one Grant participated in, are even government funded. The Ketamine for Reduction of Alcoholic Relapse (Kare) study is a novel attempt to ease the huge burden on the NHS caused by alcohol-related illnesses.

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Ketamine for Social Anxiety Disorder

Ketamine is a potent N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor antagonist with a potentially novel mechanism of action for the treatment of anxiety disorders. Therefore, we conducted a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled crossover trial

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Ketamine May Reduce Depression, Suicidal Thoughts Within Hours

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The Effect of a Single Dose of Intravenous Ketamine on Suicidal Ideation: A Systematic Review and Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis

Samuel T. Wilkinson, M.D., Elizabeth D. Ballard, Ph.D., Michael H. Bloch, M.D., M.S., Sanjay J. Mathew, M.D., James W. Murrough, M.D., Ph.D., Adriana Feder, M.D., Peter Sos, M.D., Ph.D., Gang Wang, M.D., Carlos A. Zarate Jr., M.D., Gerard Sanacora, M.D., Ph.D. Published Online: 3 Oct 2017 | https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17040472 Abstract Objective Suicide is a public health

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WIRED: Techies Are Using Ketamine to Fight Their Depression

Sean Spencer is a pretty successful entrepreneur in LA’s startup community but he also struggles with depression, so he uses ketamine to help with his lows.

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Vice News: The Experimental Ketamine Cure For Depression

Could the club drug, ketamine, be the best hope for curing chronic depression? Every year millions of Americans struggle with major depression, but 30% of these people don’t get any better on anti-depressants. However, low dose ketamine infusions can offer complete relief from depressive thoughts and feelings in as little as 1-2 hours.

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