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Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of ketamine in the treatment of refractory anxiety spectrum disorders

Elizabeth Whittaker, Alisher R. Dadabayev, Sonalee A. Joshi, Paul Glue Published 15 December 2021| https://doi.org/10.1177/20451253211056743 Abstract Background: Anxiety disorders are common, associated with significant burden of disease, and have high levels of treatment resistance. Low-dose ketamine has been extensively studied in treatment-resistant depression, with fewer reports in treatment-resistant anxiety disorders. Aims: This systematic review and …

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Ketamine: A Promising Novel Therapy for Anxiety and 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.

Ketamine to Treat Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

As converging evidence suggests a role for the glutamate system in the pathophysiology of OCD, we tested whether a single dose of ketamine, a non-competitive N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptor antagonist, could achieve rapid antiobsessional effects.