Treating PTSD With Psychedelics
A mind-altering drug called ketamine is changing the way some doctors treat depression.
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Ketamine
The emergence of ketamine as a novel treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder
Adriana Feder, Sarah B. Rutter, Daniela Schiller, Dennis S.Charney Published 19 June 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.apha.2020.05.004 Abstract A serious lack of effective pharmacotherapeutic interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) raises the urgent need for the development of novel treatments. Ketamine—a noncompetitive glutamate N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist in use for decades as an anesthetic and analgesic agent—has
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Ketamine Can Reduce Harmful Drinking by “Rewriting” Your Memories
Maladaptive reward memories (MRMs) are involved in the development and maintenance of acquired overconsumption disorders, such as harmful alcohol and drug use. Here we demonstrate that the N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) antagonist ketamine is able to disrupt MRMs in hazardous drinkers when administered immediately after their retrieval.
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Ketamine for Unipolar and Bipolar Depression
Due to unmet clinical needs for efficient drugs with a rapid onset of antidepressant effects, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy of single-dose ketamine in different subgroups of patients with major depression and establish whether repeated ketamine administration could be a viable strategy to maintain treatment gains.
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Ketamine to Treat Depression: A Veteran’s Story
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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Old Drug Ketamine Offers New Hope for Chronic Pain Sufferers
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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I Use Ketamine for Depression – Here’s How It Works
The powerful effects that ketamine has on the brain’s neurons have led doctors to further explore its medical potential, and now, ketamine infusion therapy and ketamine nasal sprays are giving those with severe depression new hope.
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Study: Ketamine for Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
The authors’ previous proof of- concept randomized controlled trial of single-dose intravenous ketamine infusion in individuals with PTSD showed significant and rapid PTSD symptom reduction 24 hours postinfusion.
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Ketamine Is an Effective Treatment for Chronic Pain
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 Veterans for PTSD
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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