About 30% of all people with depression don’t respond adequately to the available treatments. That’s a dismal failure rate for a class of drugs designed to improve a person’s basic ability to function...
Efficacy of Ketamine in Bipolar Depression: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
This study suggests that ketamine is effective in treatment-resistant bipolar depression and may reduce suicidal ideation and anhedonia.
The Role of Ketamine in Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Systematic Review
At least 10-20% of the patients suffering from depression meet criteria for treatment-resistant depression (TRD)...
Ketamine therapy treatment of major depressive episodes: a systematic review
Our meta-analysis suggests that single administrations ketamine therapy are efficacious in the rapid treatment of unipolar and bipolar depression.
A Consensus Statement on the Use of Ketamine in the Treatment of Mood Disorders
Several studies now provide evidence of ketamine hydrochloride's ability to produce rapid and robust antidepressant effects in patients with mood and anxiety disorders that were previously resistant to treatment.